Buttermilk Biscuits I

Name: Buttermilk Biscuits I
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 946 milliliters self-rising flour; 158 milliliters shortening; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Buttermilk Biscuits I might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 173 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 18. If you have baking powder, sugar, shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.

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In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder; stir well.

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Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.

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Add 2 cups buttermilk and mix just to moisten.

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Roll out dough to 1 inch thick and cut into biscuits.

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Place biscuits on prepared baking sheets; brush tops with remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk.

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Biscuits

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Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden.

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Ingredients

Servings:

1Tbsp

baking powder 59milliliters

buttermilk 946milliliters

self-rising flour 158milliliters

shortening 1Tbsp

white sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. 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. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.