Better Biscuits

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4-1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 sift together dry ingredients.
• 3 cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 add just enough milk to moisten (start with the 3/3 cup and add a little more at a time until all is moist).
• 5 gather the dough in a ball and knead very lightly until it is all together and fairly smooth. do not over knead. this may take a little practice to get right.
• 6 pat the dough lightly with fingertips on a lightly floured surface to make a 1/2 thick square.
• 7 using a knife or pastry blade, cut into squares.
• 8 this makes the most tender biscuits, but if you want you can cut them into circles and reuse the dough until all gone.
• 9 the later biscuits to be cut out will be slightly less tender than the first.
• 10 place on a cookie sheet and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 11 bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until tops are golden.