Grandpa'S Special Buttermilk Biscuits
- 2 cups cake flour (White Lily or Swan's Down)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, chilled,diced
- 2 ounces shortening
- 7 fluid ounces buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F (175u0b0C).
- Combine the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor outfitted with a plastic blade.
- Pulse until well-blended.
- Add the butter and shortening and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 5 seconds.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and add the buttermilk.
- Stir with a fork until it forms a dough.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a greased baking sheet, 1-inch apart from each other.
- The dough may also be spooned on top of savory fillings to form a crust.
- Bake until slightly golden, about 20-25 minutes.
cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, shortening, fluid ounces buttermilk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandpas-special-buttermilk-biscuits-32240 (may not work)