Buttermilk Biscuits

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

30 Preparation Time :

Categories : Breads Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

4 c Flour

2 tb Baking powder

1 t Baking soda

3/4 ts Salt

1/2 tb Sugar

2/3 c Butter, softened

1 1/2 c Buttermilk

1/4 c Butter

Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, and sugar.

Cut in 2/3 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse

meal. Add buttermilk, stirring until dry ingredients

are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured

surface; knead lightly 4 or 5 times. Roll dough to

1/2 inch thickness; cut with a

2 1/2 inch biscuit

cutter. Place biscuits on a lightly greased baking

sheet. Brush tops with 1/4 inch melted butter. Bake

450 F for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: When cutting biscuits, never twist the cutter;

that will seal the edges and prevent proper rising.

If the cutter is not cutting all the way, consider a

new cutter.

From "TRADITIONS" by Houston A&M University Mother's

Club.

Contributed by Wesley Pitts 11/7/93 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -