My Mom's Biscuits

Another one posted on the forum. My Mom always cooked with lard or Mrs. Tuckers shortenting but you can use what ever shortening you like.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 4  cups self-rising flour, sifted
• 1⁄2 cup  lard
• 1 1⁄3 cups milk
•  butter, melted

Directions

1. Cut shortening into flour ( I use a pastry blendr but my Mom used her fingers) until crumbly.
2. Pour all of the milk in at once.
3. Mix briskly and lightly with a fork until dough clings together in a soft ball.
4. The less you work the dough the tender the biscuit.
5. Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
6. Knead about 5 times.
7. Lightly pat dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.
8. We pat the dough out with our hands instead of using a rolling pin.
9. Cut biscuits with a 2 3/4 inch round cutter.
10. Place the biscuits 1 inch apart on a ungreased baking sheet.
11. My Mom baked her biscuits at 450* but I bake mine at 375* for about 15 minutes.
12. Brush the tops of biscuits with melted butter the minute they come out of the oven.