Pepper biscuits
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | All purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Coarse cracked black pepper |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¾ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
Directions
Preheat oven to 450-500F. Sift 2 cups of the flour with the baking powder, salt, pepper, and baking soda into a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or fork, or work it in with your fingers. Add the buttermilk to make a soft dough, mixing just until the dough holds together. Flour your hands. Pull of a piece of dough the size of a biscuit and dip the wet edge into the extra flour. The roll or pat into a biscuit. Place slightly touching, on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until golden golden brown.
8-10 minutes. From Nathalie Dupree's "New Southern Cooking"