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Simply the Best Buttermilk Biscuits
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Brief Description
Buttermilk biscuits.
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Main Ingredient
flour
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Category: Breads
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 15 min(s)
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Cook Time: 18 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: pedrotti
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Posted On: Oct 30, 2014
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Ingredients:
- 3 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cups - powdered milk
- 2 tablespoons - baking powder
- 2 tablespoons - sugar
- 1 teaspoons - kosher salt
- 1 teaspoons - cream of tartar
- 1/2 cups - leaf lard or substitute solid vegetable shortening if you absolutely must
- 1 sticks - unsalted butter room temperature, cut into chunks
- 3/4 cups - buttermilk not low fat
- 2 tablespoons - buttermilk not low fat
- - melted butter for brushing on tops of biscuits
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick vegetable spray; set aside.
In a bowl, combine all ingredients except lard, butter and buttermilk. Toss to blend well.
Add the lard and butter. Using your hands or a pastry blender, work the fat into the dry mixture until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Using a large spoon, quickly (but gently) combine the ingredients, making sure all dry ingredients are well blended. But don't mess with it once the dry ingredients are blended!
Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and, with floured hands, knead it eight or 10 times to form a smooth and cohesive dough. Roll the dough out gently to 3/4-inch thickness. Using a 2-1/2 inch biscuit cutter, cut the dough into rounds. Be sure to use a straight, forceful, downward motion with the cutter and do not twist it, or you'll crimp the edges, and the biscuits won't rise completely.
Place biscuits in the prepared baking pan with the sides touching. Gently gather any dough scraps together and pat again to 3/4-inch thickness. Cut remaining dough into rounds.
Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until light golden brown and cooked through. Remove pan from oven and brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter.
Per serving: 290 calories (54.1 percent calories from fat), 18 g fat, 25 mg cholesterol, 470 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugars, 5 g protein.
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