Mom's Buttermilk Biscuits

"We like these for breakfast and for dinner. Good for strawberry shortcake too!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
12 biscuits
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • For 9 thicker biscuits, grease a square 8" or 9" pan. For 12 biscuits, grease a 10x13 pan.
  • Sift dry ingredients. Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or with a fork.
  • When shortening is incorporated, add buttermilk and mix with a fork, being careful not to overmix.
  • Sprinkle flour on dough board. Knead dough until smooth, no more than 8-10 times.
  • For 12 biscuits, roll dough to about 5/8" thick. For 9 biscuits (8x8 pan) roll dough to about 1" thick.
  • Place in pan and bake for about 15 minutes, or until done. You can brush with melted butter before cooking if you like.

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Reviews

  1. These biscuits came out tall, light and fluffy. However, I think it needs like 1 tablespoon or so of sugar because the taste is missing something. The other thing is that the temperature is too high. I only baked mine for 12 minutes but they came out on the burnt side. The next time, I will bake them at 375. Thanks.
     
  2. First time I have had biscuits come out that I could eat and not have to give to the dogs! The recipe could not have been easier! I submitted a pic of my results and although they may not look beautiful they taste great!
     
  3. I was making breakfast for our dinner on 5/6/09, and wanted to make some biscuits. So, did a search, and decided to try this recipe. And I'm so very glad I did :).As with all biscuit recipes, I always double sift the dry ingredients. To me, it seems to make the biscuits rise much higher than if you just stirred the dry ingredients. After adding the shortening, I used my fingers to blend it into the flour ( That's the way I was taught to do it ).After adding the buttermilk and mixing in, I did have to add in a bit more flour to get everything into a soft ball. As I always do, the dough was patted out instead of rolled. I think it makes for a much softer finished product.For my oven, the baking time and temp. was " right on the money " . The taste was light, airy, and just melted in your mouth.And I have to tell you, " this biscuit recipe was " WAY BETTER " than my Mom's ". This " WILL " be made again. Thank you so much for posting and " Keep Smiling :) "
     
  4. Awesome recipe! Thank you!
     
  5. Oooh, delicious and fluffy biscuits! Instead of shortening, I substituted half butter and half lard. Easy to make and oh so good with honey! Thanks! cg
     
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My name is Julie, and I love to cook. I've even gotten to the point where I don't mind the dishes!
 
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