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Buttermilk Biscuits


  • Author: Susan
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 biscuits 1x

Description

These are the biscuits of my childhood. I actually learned to make these biscuits from my grandfather.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups White Lily Self-Rising Flour, sifted
  • 5 Tbsp butter flavored Crisco shortening
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Grease a pan or line with parchment paper.
  3. Cut the shortening into the flour with a pastry cutter.  Add cold buttermilk and mix until it comes together loosely as a dough. It should be lumpy.  With floured hands, pinch off three-inch portions.
  4. Place on baking sheet.  Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Southern

Keywords: Biscuits, Breakfast, Southern food