Rosemary Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Rosemary Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 79 milliliters cold butter, cut into pieces; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, melted; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary; 473 milliliters self-rising flour; 2 Tbsps shortening

Rosemary Buttermilk Biscuits is A mixture of butter, rosemary, self-rising flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine flour and rosemary.

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Rosemary

All Purpose Flour

Cut 1/3 cup butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly; add buttermilk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.

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Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times. (Don't overwork the dough.)

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Dough

Place shortening in a 10" cast-iron skillet.

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Shortening

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Frying Pan

Place skillet in 450 oven for 5 minutes.

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Meanwhile, pat or roll dough to 1/2" thickness; cut with a 2 1/2" round cutter, and place biscuits in hot skillet.

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Biscuits

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Roll

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Frying Pan

Brush biscuits with 2 tablespoons melted butter.

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Biscuits

Butter

Bake at 450 for 14 minutes or until tops are golden.

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Note: If you don't have a cast-iron skillet, biscuits bake perfectly on an ungreased baking sheet at 450, omitting the shortening.

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Servings:

79milliliters

cold butter, cut into pieces 2Tbsps

butter or margarine, melted 177milliliters

buttermilk 1Tbsp

chopped fresh rosemary 473milliliters

self-rising flour 2Tbsps

shortening

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well 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. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.