Mama's Started In Texas Buttermilk Biscuits

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450°.
• 2 mix the dry ingredients in medium size bowl. cut in the shortning until it looks like little peas.
• 3 stir in the buttermilk and plop it onto a floured surface. work in just enough flour to pat the dough into a circle about 1/2 inch thick.
• 4 take a drinking glass about 3-inches across and cut out your biscuits. leftover dough is easy to roll back out to sqeeze out a couple more!
• 5 place on cookie sheet about 1-inch apart and bake for 10-12 minutes until the crust is just brown (don't overcook!).
• 6 *note: if a baking recipe calls for butermilk i always use real buttermilk- it certainly does affect the texture. in a pich, use buttermilk powder or even milk.
• 7 serve warm- we don't even bother with butter but it is your choice. makes great leftovers if heated in the microwave for 10-15 seconds and topped with jam.