- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder(See recipe for homemade)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Heat oven to 450 degrees (I prefer 425 degrees). Put flour,baking powder and salt into a large bowl and stir to mix. Add shortening and cut in with a Granny fork or pastry fork, until mixture looks like fine granules. Add buttermilk and baking soda and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured pastry cloth and knead 10 times. Roll dough out into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2 inch cutter, cut out biscuits and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. ALWAYS CUT STRAIGHT DOWN WITH CUTTER AND DO NOT TWIST. YOU WILL SEAL THE EDGES OF THE BISCUIT AND IT WILL NOT RISE PROPERLY Press scraps together, roll out and cut again. Bake about 14 minutes until medium golden brown. Serve with butter and honey or strawberry prerserves. Makes about 1 dozen.
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