Recipe - Buttermilk Biscuits 2

2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Baking powder
One fourth cup Shortning (or butter)
Buttermilk (less than a 1/4
cup usually)

From: nell@is.rice.edu (Paula Gaynell Warnes)

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1993 22:13:28 GMT

Here's a basic biscuit receipe. Sift 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt
and 1 tablespoon of baking powder. Cut in One fourth cup of shortning (or butter).
Mix in the buttermilk until the consistency is right. (less than a One fourth cup
usually) The dough should hold it's form, but not be sticky. If it is
sticky add more flour. Roll out and cut with a biscuit cutter. Place on an
ungreased baking sheet. The buscuits should touch if you want tall fluffy
ones or space evenly for flat biscuits. Bake at 375 for about 1020 min.

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