Annie Mae Jones' Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe

• 3 c. Flour,all-purpose,sifted
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 3 tsp Baking pwdr
• 2/3 c. Shortening
• 1 c. Buttermilk
• 4 Tbsp. Butter (opt)

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2. Preheat oven to 450'F.
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4. Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking pwdr into mixing bowl.
5. Cut in shortening, using 2 knives, a pastry cutteror your hands dusted with flour.
6. Add in sufficient buttermilk to make a soft dough.
7. Knead lightly and turn out onto a lightly floured board.
8. Roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter into rounds.
9. Place rounds not touching - for crisper biscuits - or possibly close together - for softer biscuits - on ungreased baking sheet.
10. Brush with melted butter if you like and bake in preheated oven 12-15 min, or possibly till hard and lightly browned.

flour, salt, baking soda, baking pwdr, shortening, buttermilk, butter

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/annie-mae-jones-buttermilk-biscuits-65672 (may not work)