Best Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Best Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®); 237 milliliters buttermilk; 532 milliliters self-rising flour

Best Buttermilk Biscuits might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 173 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. If you have baking soda, butter-flavored shortening, self-rising flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Sift flour and baking soda together in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the mixture and stir in buttermilk until a soft ball forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Roll dough out to a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

Cut biscuits out with biscuit cutter and transfer to a baking sheet.

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Biscuits

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Baking Sheet

Bake in preheated oven until tops are light brown and sides begin to darken, about 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove biscuits to cool completely on a wire rack.

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Biscuits

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Wire Rack

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Servings:

0teaspoons

baking soda 118milliliters

butter-flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)237milliliters

buttermilk 532milliliters

self-rising flour

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.