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Eula Mae's Buttermilk Biscuits

Source of Recipe


Adapted from Gourmet magazine



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups flour, plus extra for kneading
  
• 2 tsp double-acting baking powder
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• 2 Tbsp sugar
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1/3 cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into bits
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  






Instructions



1. Heat the oven to 350° F.
   Meanwhile, into a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Sift these dry ingredients together 4 times; this will lighten the final dough. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal, then add the buttermilk and stir the mixture gently until it forms a sticky dough.
   
   
2. With floured hands, transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and knead it lightly 8 times. Pat out the dough to ½-inch thickness, and cut out biscuits using a floured 2-inch round cutter.
   
   
3. Arrange the biscuits upside down on a greased baking sheet so they just touch each other. (The cutter pinches the edges together, so turning the biscuits over after cutting allows them to rise a bit higher.) Gather the scraps, pat out the dough and cut more rounds in the same manner until the dough is used. Bake the biscuits in the middle of the oven until they are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve the biscuits warm.
   
   Makes about 1½ dozen biscuits.