Who doesn't love biscuits? My late mother-in-law made the best biscuits. And, though, she passed away when our oldest child was only 1-year-old, we are able to use her recipe to pass on the goodness of Granny's biscuits to her grandkids.

And, because homemade biscuits require a bit more work than popping a can, you can maximize your effort by freezing some for future use.

The original recipe, copied from Granny reads thus:

2 C. flour

4 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. cream of tartar

2 t. sugar

1/2 C. shortening

2/3 C. milk

Bake @ 450 degrees

10-12 minutes

You've got to love the simplicity of the recipe -- just throw it all together, you know, the way you make biscuits. But, I'd never made homemade biscuits before, so I needed a little more instruction my first time.

Measure it all out in a big mixing bowl. Use a fork to cut in the shortening. Then, knead by hand until all the powder is incorporated, and it holds together as a ball.

Dust your working surface with flour and roll out dough to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter (we got ours straight from Granny's kitchen), cut out biscuits and transfer to baking sheet. If you don't have a biscuit cutter, you could use a glass or just form them by hand. If you plan to bake your biscuits now, just pop them into your 450 degree oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. If you have a baking stone, use it to avoild burnt bottoms.

To prepare your biscuits for the freezer to enjoy later, put them on a baking sheet and freeze for a few hours.

Then, transfer frozen biscuits to a storage baggie. Now, when you're ready for some homemade comfort food, you can easily pull out however many you need .

Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden.