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Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Buttermilk Biscuits
Yield: Makes about 1 dozen
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole-wheat flour; 5 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 6 ounces cold butter or lard (or a combination of both), cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

by: adashofbitters

November 16, 2009

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Makes about 1 dozen

What You'll Need

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¹/₂ tablespoons sugar
6 ounces cold butter or lard (or a combination of both), cut into 1-inch pieces
1 ¹/₂ cups buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Whisk dry ingredients together and then cut in butter or lard either with a pastry cutter or by hand.
When mixture is mealy and butter is well incorporated add buttermilk.
Stir with a wooden spoon and then pull dough together by hand, being careful not to over mix.
Pat out biscuit dough to 1 1/2 - 2 inches thick.
Using a biscuit cutter or glass cut into rounds (for more rustic biscuits like the ones pictured, you can pat the dough into a rectangle and cut them by hand).
Bake until golden, about 25-30 minutes.