Better Buttermilk Biscuits

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 cup vegetable shortening, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 34 cup buttermilk

1. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients together with a fork.
2. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Make a well in the center and add buttermilk.
4. Quickly fold dry ingredients into buttermilk with your hands until a sticky dough forms.
5. Turn dough out onto floured surface.
6. Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers.
7. Roll dough out to 3/4-inch thick.
8. Cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter.
9. Transfer dough rounds to a sheet pan.
10. Gather scraps and repeat.
11. Make a dimple in the center to help the top rise evenly.
12. Brush with butter.
13. Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400F oven until golden brown.

flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, vegetable shortening, buttermilk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/better-buttermilk-biscuits-346506 (may not work)