DOWN-HOME BISCUITS
2 cups soft winter wheat flour, such as White Lily, unsifted
or
1 3/4 cups regular all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. With pastry
blender or 2 knives, cut in shortening until crumbly.
Make well in center of flour; pour in all buttermilk, tossing
gently with fork until flour is just moistened. Do not overmix.
Dough should be very sticky. Turn dough out onto floured surface;
with floured hands, knead very lightly once or twice. Pat dough
out evenly into 3/4" thick round. Cut out biscuits and place
on ungreased baking sheet. Gather dough scraps and repat, cut out
biscuits. Bake 12 minutes or until golden.