Frugal Gourmet Country Biscuits
Recipe: #41660
September 26, 2023
Categories: Breads, Southern, Quick Breads Flour, Buttermilk, more
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Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (51.2 g)
- Calories 149.7
- Total Fat - 8 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
- Cholesterol - 2.2 mg
- Sodium - 328.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 1.1 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 87.7 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oven to 500 degrees F.
Step 2
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Step 3
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the texture of coarse corn meal.
Step 4
Using a fork, stir in buttermilk.
Step 5
Do not over mix.
Step 6
Turn out onto a floured board and knead 3 or 4 times only.
Step 7
Gently pat out to about 1" thick.
Step 8
Cut into circles with a floured biscuit cutter.
Step 9
Place a large cast iron skillet in the oven and heat about 7 min.
Step 10
Remove to stove top and melt 2 tablespoons shortening in the skillet (I use butter flavored Crisco).
Step 11
Place biscuits in skillet, then quickly turn each biscuit over.
Step 12
Return to oven, and bake until golden brown, around 10 minutes.
Step 13
You may have to do in two batches.
Tips
No special items needed.
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