Southern Style Buttermilk Biscuits |
Course : Breads
Serves: 1 |
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Ingredients:
2 Cups white unbleached all-purpose flour |
2 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda |
1 Teaspoon sugar |
1/2 Teaspoon salt |
3 Tablespoons shortening |
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter |
3/4 Cup buttermilk (or Saco Buttermilk Blend - 3 tbsp mixed with flour) - scant |
3/4 Cup water as liquid |
1 tablespoons milk or melted butter for brushing |
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Preparation / Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Combine flour (and buttermilk blend - if using) baking powder, soda, salt
and
sugar in a mixing bowl.
Cut in shortening and butter until mixture is coarse and grainy.
Sprinkle buttermilk over mixture and stir lightly with a fork to blend.
Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead (8-10 times) until mixture
is
just rollable.
Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick and cut into 2 inch discs with a cookie
cutter.
Brush tops with melted butter or sweet milk and bake on a lightly greased
cookies sheet (12-15 minutes) until golden.
About 1-1/2 dozen
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Nutritional Information:
667 Calories (kcal); 73g Total Fat; (95% calories from fat); trace Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 93mg Cholesterol; 2919mg Sodium |
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