Annie mae jones' buttermilk biscuits
18 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Flour,all-purpose,sifted |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 3 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ⅔ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter (opt) |
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450'F.
2. Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder into mixing bowl. Cut in shortening, using 2 knives, a pastry cutteror your hands dusted with flour. Add sufficient buttermilk to make a soft dough. Knead lightly and turn out onto a lightly floured board. Roll out to ½" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter into rounds. Place rounds not touching - for crisper biscuits - or close together - for softer biscuits - on ungreased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter if desired and bake in preheated oven 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned.