We enjoyed these for a special Saturday breakfast. The girls loved rolling them out and cutting them.
Old Southern Biscuits
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients:
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup buttermilk
Melted butter (optional)
Preparation:
Cut shortening into flour with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Add buttermilk, stirring the mixture just until moistened.
Pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake at 425° for 14 minutes or until golden. Brush the hot biscuits with melted butter, if desired.
Southern Living, OCTOBER 2002
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I've been searching for recipes for biscuits like my grandmother made. This probably isn't exactly it (self-rising flour was unheard of) but it might be close. One thing she did was melt some shortening in the pan and spread it over the rolled-out dough. Then she'd fold half the dough over the other half and roll it out some more before cutting. She also would coat the cut bisquits in the pan shortening. Bisquit halves came apart so easily. Thanks for sharing this.
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Doug