Rachel's Biscuits
Serves: 5
Brad Rosenbaum
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
51
Sweetness
57
Sourness
43
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Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
7 cups
Flour (self-rising)Directions:
1
Heat oven to 450 degrees F
2
Grease baking sheet with vegetable shortening
3
Set aside
4
Place 5 cups of flour into a large mixing bowl, and make a well in the center
5
Pour buttermilk into the well
6
Using your fingers, cut the shortening into the buttermilk
7
Gradually work the flour on the sides of the well into the buttermilk mixture, gently stirring in one direction until a ball of dough forms adding more flour as necessary
8
Clean dough from fingers
9
Knead dough by gently turning it over in the bowl
10
With floured hands, pinch off about 1/3 cup dough to make a ball
11
Pat ball to slightly flatten
12
Transfer to a baking sheet, and pat top of biscuit lightly with water
13
Repeat with remaining dough
14
Bake until well browned, 14 to 16 minutes