Biscuits

Name: Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 177 milliliters shortening; 1 Tbsp sugar; 473 milliliters self-rising soft wheat flour

Biscuits might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 257 calories, 3g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Southern food. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

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Shortening

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Bowl

Add buttermilk, stirring with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. (Dough will resemble cottage cheese and be sticky.)

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Cottage Cheese

Buttermilk

Dough

Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.

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Dough

Roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter. Stack two baking sheets, one on top of the other. Lightly grease top baking sheet.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Place biscuits on top baking sheet, and bake at 450 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Biscuits

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Oven

Brush with butter.

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Butter

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Servings:

0teaspoons

baking powder 1Tbsp

butter or margarine, melted 237milliliters

buttermilk 177milliliters

shortening 1Tbsp

sugar 473milliliters

self-rising soft wheat flour

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing 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 Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.