My Mom's Biscuits
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 4 cups self-rising flour, sifted
- 1⁄2 cup lard
- 1 1⁄3 cups milk
- butter, melted
directions
- Cut shortening into flour ( I use a pastry blendr but my Mom used her fingers) until crumbly.
- Pour all of the milk in at once.
- Mix briskly and lightly with a fork until dough clings together in a soft ball.
- The less you work the dough the tender the biscuit.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
- Knead about 5 times.
- Lightly pat dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.
- We pat the dough out with our hands instead of using a rolling pin.
- Cut biscuits with a 2 3/4 inch round cutter.
- Place the biscuits 1 inch apart on a ungreased baking sheet.
- My Mom baked her biscuits at 450* but I bake mine at 375* for about 15 minutes.
- Brush the tops of biscuits with melted butter the minute they come out of the oven.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
bullwinkle
United States