southern biscuits

(1 rating)
Recipe by
mary mendoza
forrest, IL

From the collection of Peggy Meehan

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For southern biscuits

  • 2 c
    flour-sifted
  • 4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    shortening
  • 1 c
    buttermilk-chilled

How To Make southern biscuits

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 450
  • 2
    In a large bowl,combine flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips,rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk. Stir just until the doughcomes together. The dough will be very sticky.
  • 3
    Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. press into a 1 inch thick round shape. Cut out biscuits with a 2 inch cutter or top of a glass being sure to push straight down throuh the dough. Place biscuits on baking sheet so they just touch.Reform the scrap dough working as little as possible and continue cutting.
  • 4
    Bake at 450 until browned. approx 12-15 minutes.

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