LIGHT AND FLUFFY BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• Cut in the 1 stick of chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add buttermilk all at once and stir just until dough clings together.
• Gently knead dough about 10-12 times on a floured surface.
• Pat dough out to 1/2 inch think.
• Cut dough with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter or a glass.
• Dredge buiscuits in the 1/2 stick melted butter.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden.