sadie's buttermilk biscuits

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup lard
• 2 cups buttermilk

Recipe

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


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and baking powder. cut lard into flour mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in buttermilk. turn mixture a floured surface and knead just a few times to form a moist dough.
• roll dough out 1-inch thick; cut biscuits with a cookie cutter or round glass. place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden, about 12 minutes.