Hootie's Mystery Biscuits

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chilled vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup chilled 7-up soda
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• 3 add in the shortening and cut it in with a pastry cutter until the mixture is mealy.
• 4 add the 7-up all at once and stir with a fork just until the dry ingredients are evenly moistened .
• 5 transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead about 8 times.
• 6 roll out the dough 3/4-inch thick and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 7 cut out rounds with a 2-inch biscuit cutter.
• 8 roll scraps together and cut out more rounds.
• 9 arrange the rounds on a baking sheet about 1/2 inch apart.
• 10 brush with melted butter and bake in the upper third of the oven until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
• 11 serve immediately.