Buttermilk Cathead Biscuits
- Ready In:
- 1hr 3mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
6 biscuits
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons shortening
- butter, melted, for brushing over biscuits
directions
- Preheat the oven to 450°.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Cut in the shortening, using your fingers or a pastry cutter, until the flour mixture has the consistency of course-ground cornmeal.
- Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the buttermilk.
- Stir the mixture until the buttermilk is fully incorporated.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead carefully a couple of times.
- To make the biscuits, pinch off a 3-inch ball of dough and mold a slightly rounded ball.
- Place the biscuits onto an ungreased baking pan.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the tops of the biscuits turn a light golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter.
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