Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       cups          Flour
  1       tablespoon    Baking powder
   1/2    teaspoon      Salt
  2       tablespoons   Sugar
  5       tablespoons   Butter
   1/4    cup           Shortening -- vegetable
   1/3    cup           Milk
  1                     Egg

Preparation:

Sift together, twice, the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Blend with pastry blender the butter and shortening into the sifted ingredients. Make "well" in center of ingredients; stir in milk that is mixed with the egg. Mix with fork to soft dough. Knead lightly on floured board. Break into two pieces. Flatten each out to 3/4 inch thick circle. Cut into 8 pie wedge shapes (like pizza), repeat on other circle. Preheat oven to 450. Preheat cookie sheet in oven for 5 minutes. Bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes until lightly brown.