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Daddy's Biscuits

Source of Recipe


From "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen"



List of Ingredients



• 4 Tbsp vegetable shortening
  
• 2 cups self-rising flour
  
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
   
   
2. Using a pastry blender or two table knives, cut shortening into flour until it resembles coarse meal. Use a fork to stir in buttermilk to make a soft dough, or until dough comes together and leaves sides of bowl. Continue stirring with fork until all flour is worked into dough, then turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 3 or 4 times, until smooth and manageable.
   
   
3. With your hands or a floured rolling pin, flatten dough to a thickness of 1/2-inch. Cut dough with a 2-1/2-inch floured biscuit cutter. Place rounds on baking sheet 1 inch apart for crisp biscuits or almost touching for softer biscuits.
   
   Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.