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Classic buttermilk biscuits are a staple in my household.
Quick, easy, and light as a feather, they can be served for breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner Classic buttermilk biscuits are a staple in my household.
Although I used unsalted butter and added smoked sea salt on top and herb butter instead of egg wash.
You can have Buttermilk Biscuits using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Buttermilk Biscuits
- Prepare 2 cup of Self rising flour.
- It's 1 cup of Shortening (I use Crisco).
- You need 1 cup of Buttermilk.
- Prepare 1/2 stick of Butter.
- Prepare 1 of Pizza cutter.
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Buttermilk Biscuits step by step
- Preheat oven to 500°F..
- Using your fingers, work the shortening in with the flour in a large bowl until the flour appears crumbly, about the size of little peas..
- Stir in the buttermilk with a wooden spoon. Start with 3/4 cup and add a little more if need be..
- Lightly dust your countertop with flour..
- Pat the dough down into a neat rectangle. Using a pizza cutter, slice the biscuits into 8 or 10 squares..
- Place the biscuits into a greased cast iron pan or if you don't have one, a round cake pan or casserole dish will do, with the sides of the biscuits just touching..
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and pour that on top of the biscuits. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until lightly browned..
- Melt a couple more tablespoons of butter and brush that on top of the freshly baked biscuits. Enjoy!.
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