Buttermilk biscuits!
So here is my first post and how this whole blog got started. You see, I've been trying to recreate my mom's recipes and I've been storing them all in a Word doc and it's a hassle digging out my laptop every time I want to make something. So I thought, if I had it online I could just look it up on my phone. Have to be quick with this one because I'm trying to surprise Dad with mom's biscuits before he wakes up, so a quick copy and paste and here goes!
Easy 3 ingredient buttermilk biscuits
- 2 cup self rising flour
- 1/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening ((4 tablespoons))
- 3/4 cup Buttermilk (shake the container a bit before pouring)
- 1 cup Self Rising Flour
- 2 tbsp Crisco Shortening
- 1/4 cup Buttermilk (It's actually 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons so go just a bit above the 1/4 cup line)
- 2 tbsp Vegetable shortening
Preheat oven to 475º F. Lightly coat rimmed baking sheet or cast iron skillet with vegetable shortening. Set aside.
Add flour to a large mixing bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender, two forks, or knives until well-combined. Slowly pour in buttermilk and stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
Pour biscuit dough onto a floured pastry cloth, paper towels, or dough board. Gently pat or roll to about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out biscuits using about a 2-inch biscuit cutter.
Mom never used a biscuit cutter or roller. She would just make balls with her hands.
Place biscuits into skillet or on baking sheet pan, leaving about an inch between biscuits to allow them to rise and cook fully.
Mom didn't use a baking sheet. She would put them in a round cake pan in a little circle. But this way seems to work better for me.Put a dollop of shortening equivalent to a pat of butter on the top of each biscuit to give it a crispy crust.
Place in preheated oven and bake about 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and serve.
After making these a while I've started taking shortcuts. I don't bother rolling out the dough anymore. I just squish the dough down in the bowl and use the cutter in the bowl to cut out biscuits. It's less mess and it saves time.