Carolina'S Buttermilk Biscuits
- 3 cups white lily all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, cold
- 1 extra large egg, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- With a pastry blender, cut cold butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles very coarse breadcrumbs (sort of like fresh bread crumbs).
- Stir buttermilk into beaten egg and add mixture to flour mixture.
- Stir quickly, until dough forms a soft ball.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5 or 6 times.
- Let dough rest for a minute, then roll out to 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut out biscuits using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter.
- Place biscuits, 1 inch apart, on baking sheet that has been sprayed with Pam.
- Bake at 400u0b0F for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
white lily, doubleacting baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, butter, egg, buttermilk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/carolinas-buttermilk-biscuits-52198 (may not work)