maw's buttermilk biscuits

Name: Maw's Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) self rising flour; 1/3 cup(s) shortening; 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 tablespoon(s) buttermilk

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Dee Worrell

Stafford, VA

Updated on Jun 13, 2013

I was lucky to get this recipe from my friend Joan most of us called her Maw

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield 5 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups self rising flour
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon buttermilk

How To Make maw's buttermilk biscuits

Step 1

Combine flour and shortening in mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until it looks like coarse meal. Stir in buttermilk. *Turn out on a floured board. Knead lightly 3-4 times.

Step 2

Fold dough over 3 or 4 times for layers. Gently Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with 2 1/2 inch cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450°F for 10-12 minutes. These are really good real butter too.
Step 3

Yields 10 biscuits. * Or make biscuits by rolling and shaping by hand!
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