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Maw Maw's Biscuits

Source of Recipe

From "Oh Gussie!" by Kimberly Schlapman


Recipe Introduction

"Daisy calls my mother Maw Maw. Since my mother taught me how to make these biscuits, I call them Maw Maw's Biscuits. To me, a biscuit is a magical thing. How can three simple ingredients come together to create such joy? Once you get the hang and feel of making biscuits, you can turn them out in no time flat. A couple of things to remember when you're making biscuits: don't work the dough too much and use a sharp cutter so the edges rise nicely. I know people who just use a juice glass to cut their biscuits. Use whatever you've got, but a nice cutter will make you a prize-winning biscuit."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
â—¦ 4 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into cubes, and an additional 2 tablespoons melted
â—¦ ¾ cup cold milk


Recipe

Preheat the oven to 450° F. Grease a 9-inch cast-iron skillet.

Use your hands or a pastry blender to mix the flour and 4 tablespoons cold butter in a bowl until it feels crumbly. Add the milk and mix well, but don't overwork the dough. Knead the dough just a couple of times, then on a lightly floured surface roll it out to a ½-inch thickness. Cut the dough into biscuits using a 3-inch round cutter. Knead the leftover scraps of dough and roll and cut again so that you get a total of 8 biscuits.

Place the biscuits in the prepared skillet. It will be snug, and they will be touching. Bake for 12 minutes. Generously brush the 2 tablespoons melted butter on top of the biscuits and return them to the oven until golden brown, about 3 more minutes.

Makes 8 biscuits