Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk baking mix
• 1/4 cup shortening (standard size ice cream scoop!) or 1/4 cup lard (standard size ice cream scoop!)
• 3/4 cup milk
• melted butter, for brushing on finished biscuits

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 sift the dry ingredients together.
• 3 cut in the shortening or lard.
• 4 add milk and stir until just combined (mixture will be wet) let stand for 5 minutes.
• 5 dump mixture onto a well floured board, dust with flour and knead twice (again, mixture will be sticky).
• 6 gently pat the mixture into a half inch thick circle and cut with floured biscuit cutter.
• 7 place on non-stick baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
• 8 brush with melted butter and serve piping hot!
• 9 enjoy.