Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Cut the shortening and butter into the flour with a pastry knife.
4. Add milk to form a soft dough.
5. Mix well and pat out on a floured countertop until about 1/2 inch thick; cut out rounds.
6. Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Adapted from Vegan with a Vengeance & Ruth Wakefield’s Toll House Tried and True Recipes.