Recipe - Marys Buttermilk Biscuits

2 cup Allpurpose flour
2 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 ds Salt
1 tablespoon Sugar
One half cup Butter
Three fourths cup Buttermilk
Melted butter; optional
Allpurpose flour; optional

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl.
Cut in very cold butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Add buttermilk. With a knife mix in the buttermilk until the dough
forms into a ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead a few
times to make a soft dough. Don't over knead or the biscuits will be hard
and dry. Roll or press the dough out. Should be about1/2" to 3/4" thick.
Cut out with a biscuit cutter, but don't twist the cutter while cutting, as
it will make the biscuits tough. Place close together on an ungreased
baking sheet. If you like crispy tops, brush the tops with a little melted
butter. Bake at 400 degrees until golden about 1015 minutes, depending on
how thick they were cut. When the biscuits come out of the oven dust with
flour, if you like.

Recipe by: Mary Spero

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
MarySpero@prodigy.com (MS MARY E SPERO) on 3 De, cup 1997