buttermilk biscuits

Ingredients buttermilk biscuits

2 cup Self rising flour
1 cup Shortening (I use Crisco)
1 cup Buttermilk
1/2 stick Butter
1 Pizza cutter

how to make buttermilk biscuits

Preheat oven to 500°F.

Using your fingers, work the shortening in with the flour in a large bowl until the flour appears crumbly, about the size of little peas.

Stir in the buttermilk with a wooden spoon. Start with 3/4 cup and add a little more if need be.

Lightly dust your countertop with flour.

Pat the dough down into a neat rectangle. Using a pizza cutter, slice the biscuits into 8 or 10 squares.

Place the biscuits into a greased cast iron pan or if you don't have one, a round cake pan or casserole dish will do, with the sides of the biscuits just touching.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and pour that on top of the biscuits. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Melt a couple more tablespoons of butter and brush that on top of the freshly baked biscuits. Enjoy!