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Ben Johnson's Buttermilk Biscuits

Source of Recipe


From "The All-American Cowboy Cookbook"






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 heaping tsp baking powder
  
• 1 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 2 cups buttermilk
  
• 1/4 cup shortening, melted in a biscuit pan
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F).
   
   
2. Mix together all dry ingredients. Add buttermilk and blend in well. Roll out on a floured board. Cut with a biscuit cutter, then turn in melted shortening in a pan.
   
   
3. Bake biscuits until lightly browned.
   
   Makes 16 to 20 (2-inch) biscuits.