Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cold
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450°f.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt. stir the dry ingredients together.
• 3 make sure you are using cold butter or shortening, and cut into the dry mixture with a pastry blender, fork or knife method. the mixture will have a coarse crumb consistency when you are ready for the next step.
• 4 pour in the buttermilk, and stir just until everything is blended. take care not to overmix.
• 5 drop biscuit pan method: if you have a drop biscuit pan, spoon in the dough into each well, filling it pretty full. i used a 7 well cast-iron pan. if you don't have a pan - see the next step.
• 6 skillet or griddle method: mound the dough into about 7 biscuits onto your griddle or in your skillet. (make sure these are oven-proof!).
• 7 bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 variations: for parsley biscuits, add 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley. for a garden vegetable biscuit, add 2 tablepoons finely grated carrots, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley, and 1 tablespoon of finely chopped green onion.