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South Carolina Buttermilk Biscuits

Created by dienia b on November 14, 2024

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 500° F.
Step 2: In a bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Step 3: Work the butter or lard in until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Step 4: Add the buttermilk and stir until the dough forms a ball.
Step 5: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it over onto itself 10 times.
Step 6: Pat the dough out to an 8-inch square.
Step 7: Using a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, stamp out 12 biscuits
Step 8: Now some folks use a sharp tin can to make bigger biscuits.
Step 9: Re-roll the scraps and stamp out more biscuits.
Step 10: Arrange the biscuits on a pam sprayed or greased baking sheet (closer for softer biscuits apart for crispier biscuits) and bake in the center of the oven for 8 minutes, or until golden. Serve hot.