Sure-fire Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 2 make a well in the center of dry mixture; add the buttermilk all at once. stir buttermilk into flour mixture until mixture forms soft dough that leaves sides of bowl.
• 3 preheat oven to 450°.
• 4 turn out dough onto well-floured surface. knead dough 10 times; roll into 8 inch square. cut dough into sixteen 2 inch squares. place the dough squares 1 1/2 inches apart on large ungreased baking sheets.
• 5 bake until biscuits are light golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. remove biscuits from baking sheets and serve warm.