Southern Biscuits

Name: Southern Biscuits
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 340 grams all-purpose flour, plus 1/2 cup for dusting; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 8 fluid ounces fluid ounces low-fat buttermilk, chilled; 57 grams shortening, chilled; 28 grams unsalted butter, chilled

Southern Biscuits might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 171 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, kosher salt, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Whisk together the 12 ounces flour, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt in a large mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the butter and shortening into the dry goods until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the middle of this mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Stir with a large spoon until the dough just comes together. Then knead in the bowl until all the flour has been taken up.

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Baking Soda

Kosher Salt

Buttermilk

Shortening

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, then start folding the dough over on itself, gently kneading for 30 seconds, or until the dough is soft and smooth. Press the dough into a 1-inch thick round. Using a 3-inch round cutter, cut out biscuits, being sure to push the cutter straight down through the dough to the work surface before twisting to "punch" out the biscuit. Make your cuts as close together as possible to limit waste.

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Biscuits

Dough

Punch

Place the biscuits on a half sheet pan so they just barely touch. Reroll any scraps and punch out as many biscuits as possible. Use your thumb to create a shallow dimple in the top center of each biscuit and bake until the biscuits are tall and light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the biscuits out into a kitchen towel-lined basket and cool slightly before serving.

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Biscuits

Punch

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Kitchen Towels

Oven

Frying Pan

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Ingredients

Servings:

4teaspoons

baking powder 0teaspoons

baking soda 340grams

all-purpose flour, plus 1/2 cup for dusting 1teaspoons

kosher salt 8fluid ounces

fluid ounces low-fat buttermilk, chilled 57grams

shortening, chilled 28grams

unsalted butter, chilled

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks 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. The Zilliken Rausch Riesling Spatlese with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.

Zilliken Rausch Riesling Spatlese

Fruit driven finesse is marked with a delicate florality in this late-picked Riesling. Notes of vineyard peach, grapefruit, juicy lemon and ripe passion fruit come together on a creamy, concentrated palate rich with melon and candied lemon peel. Stunning exchange of racy acidity and layered sweetness together form a perfectly poised whole. The long, juicy finish and fantastic vintage hint at a beautiful future yet to come.