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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/4 tsp |
| baking powder: 1 Tbl |
| shortening - vegetable: 1/2 cup |
| buttermilk: 1 cup |
Buttermilk Biscuits
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
8 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F,.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Mix in shortening with pastry blender, fork, or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Form a well in center of flour and pour buttermilk in.
- Mix flour into this, stirring and working until flour leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
- When it comes away from sides without sticking too bad, it's ready.
- Otherwise, work in a little more flour.
- Place dough on floured surface and knead 5-6 times.
- Do not knead too much or dough will become tough.
- Roll or pat out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter or floured glass.
- Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 450 degrees F.
- for 8-12 minutes or until light golden.
- Brush tops with melted butter, if desired.
- Serve warm with sausage gravy or butter and preserves, if desired.