Southern biscuits

Southern biscuits

Ingredients/Components

• salt - 1/2 tsp
• buttermilk - 1/2 c
• baking powder - 1 tsp
• baking soda - 1/4 tsp
• plus 2 Tbsp - 1 c
• Crisco or butter - 2 Tbsp
• Crisco for frying pan - 1 Tbsp

How to make southern biscuits:

Mix the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Blend in the 2 tablespoons Crisco until the mixture is coarse and grainy, using a pastry blender. Then, using a fork, stir in the buttermilk. Do not overmix. Put on a floured board and knead just a few times. Pat out the dough to about 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with a floured biscuit cutter or a glass. Do not handle the dough too much or it will get tough.

Place 1 tablespoon of Crisco in a heavy black iron frying pan and put the pan in the oven at 500° for about 7 minutes. Remove the pan and place the biscuits in it, turning each once in the oil. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Recipe categories: Breads, Rolls/biscuits, Southern u.s..