Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f,.
• 2 sift dry ingredients together.
• 3 mix in shortening with pastry blender, fork, or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 form a well in center of flour and pour buttermilk in.
• 5 mix flour into this, stirring and working until flour leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• 6 when it comes away from sides without sticking too bad, it's ready.
• 7 otherwise, work in a little more flour.
• 8 place dough on floured surface and knead 5-6 times.
• 9 do not knead too much or dough will become tough.
• 10 roll or pat out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter or floured glass.
• 11 place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake at 450 degrees f.
• 13 for 8-12 minutes or until light golden.
• 14 brush tops with melted butter, if desired.
• 15 serve warm with sausage gravy or butter and preserves, if desired.