Buttermilk Biscuits



Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cup flour (unsifted all-purpose )
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup shortening
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450F. 2. Into medium bowl, sift flour with baking powder, salt, and soda. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 3. Make well in center; pour in milk all at once. Stir with fork just until blended. 4. For drop biscuits: Drop dough by tablespoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet 5. Bake 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Makes 14 to 16. CHEESE BISCUITS: Sift 1 teaspoon dry mustard with the dry ingredients. Stir in 3/4 cup grated, sharp Cheddar cheese before adding milk. Proceed as directed. BACON BISCUITS: Stir 1/3 cup crumbled, crisp cooked bacon into dry ingredients before adding milk. Proceed as directed. HERB BISCUITS: Stir 1/4 cup snipped, fresh chives or parsley into dry ingredients before adding milk. Proceed as directed. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 370 by "Diane Geary" on Dec 15, 1997 Makes 1 Servings
Techniques: baking
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