Buttermilk Biscuits
Serves: 5
Rowena Kautzer
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
63
Spice
35
Sweetness
41
Sourness
45
mins
Prep time (avg)
6.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2
Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda
3
Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
4
Make a well in the center and add 1 cup buttermilk
5
Using your hands, quickly fold the dry ingredients into the buttermilk until a sticky dough forms
6
You may need to add more buttermilk
7
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface
8
Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers
9
Press the dough out to 1 1/2-inches thick and cut with a floured 3-inch biscuit cutter
10
Lay the biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and brush the tops with buttermilk
11
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until risen and golden brown