Community Pick
Buttermilk Biscuits
photo by Derf2440
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 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
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F,.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Mix in shortening with pastry blender, fork, or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Form a well in center of flour and pour buttermilk in.
- Mix flour into this, stirring and working until flour leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
- When it comes away from sides without sticking too bad, it's ready.
- Otherwise, work in a little more flour.
- Place dough on floured surface and knead 5-6 times.
- Do not knead too much or dough will become tough.
- Roll or pat out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter or floured glass.
- Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 450 degrees F.
- for 8-12 minutes or until light golden.
- Brush tops with melted butter, if desired.
- Serve warm with sausage gravy or butter and preserves, if desired.
Reviews
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Had to use up some buttermilk so decided on these biscuits, soo happy I did, they were wonderful fluffy light as a feather biscuits!! Didn't have to add more flour, 1 cup buttermilk was exactly right. I only got 10 biscuits because I wanted big ones and used a very large floured glass. They were perfect under a stew and just buttered!! Thanks for sharing Sue.
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These melt in your mouth buttermilk biscuits were light, fluffy, tender and tasted just amazing. I served them on top of sloppy Joes, they were perfect. I can't wait to try them with flavoured butters. They were incredible. Update: Sue I have to tell you that I still use this recipe. It is just as wonderful as the first time. I am turning my new community on to your wonderful biscuits. Thanks so much for sharing.
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PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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