grandma's biscuits

How To Make grandma's biscuits

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You will need a cast iron skillet. I put a small dab of shortening into skillet and let get warm in oven while preparing biscuits.
• Step 2
  In large bowl pour 2 cups self-rising flour. Add 1/4 cup shortening and either with your hands or a fork mix through until flour mixture looks like corn mill. (very fine looking)
• Step 3
  Begin pouring buttermilk and mix with hands until mix starts to pull away from bowl. NOT RUNNY, but will be sticky. Sometimes it takes a little more buttermilk.
• Step 4
  Put some flour on your counter and your hands. Being to knead dough. Once kneaded ( i usually knead for about a minute) Roll dough until about a 1/4 inch thick.
• Step 5
  Remove skillet from oven. WILL BE VERY HOT.
• Step 6
  Flour the opening of a cup and cut out your biscuits and place in skillet.
• Step 7
  Bake until goldne borwn on top. About 10 minutes.
• Step 8
  ENJOY with some homemade gravy or honey or jam!
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