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Mama's Biscuits

Source of Recipe


From "Whiskey in a Teacup" by Reese Witherspoon



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups flour
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  
• ¼ teaspoon salt
  
• 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  
• â…” or ¾ cup buttermilk
  






Instructions



1. Preheat the oven to 450° F.
   
   
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk, stirring just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times.
   
   
3. Roll the dough to ½-inch thickness; cut with a 2½-inch biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the tops are golden.
   
   Makes 14