buttermilk biscuits

How To Make buttermilk biscuits

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  Mix together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork until you get coarse meal.
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  Make a well, pour in buttermilk. Mix until mostly combined.
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  Dump out onto a heavy handed floured surface. Press any fly away chunks of dough into the bigger lump. Knead for roughly 2 minutes to get a smooth-ish dough that is holding together.
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  With lightly floured hands press out to roughly 1/2 inch thick. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on greased baking sheet. Take scraps from the cutting and knead it back together, press again to 1/2 inch thick, and cut. Repeat until all dough is used. I get 9 biscuits, but you may get more or less depending upon the circumference of your biscuit cutter.
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  5

  Preheat oven to 450°F. Place baking sheet of biscuits in hot oven and bake 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Brush a little melted butter over tops. Remove from baking sheet to a plate. Serve!
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  Note: if using fresh buttermilk instead of dry, you will need more, up to about 1/2 cup, of the buttermilk. I have only used low fat buttermilk when I can get some, which is a bit thinner than the yummy full fat. If you use full fat, you might need more buttermilk.
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  Note: I usually mix the dry buttermilk with water the night before and let sit, covered, in fridge over night to help lumps dissolve. If you dont have the time for this, mix the dry buttermilk, measured out according to package directions for 1 1/4 cups, in with the flour before cutting in shortening. Then add the 1 1/4 cups of water after cutting in the shortening.
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