Buttermilk Biscuits

• 11/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 Tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 21/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 dashes cream of tartar (find it in the spice aisle)
• 1/4 cup cold butter-flavored shortening
• 2/3 cup cold buttermilk
• 5 Tablespoons melted margarine (butter) - divided

1. Preheat Oven to 450
2. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, powdered milk, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar.
3. Cut shortening into dry mixture until it resembles large crumbs.
4. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk & 2 Tablespoons of melted butter. Stir gently JUST until combined
5. Place dough into the refrigerator for a minute or just until it cools down a bit.
6. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface (dough will be sticky, be sure to flour your hand and sprinkle dough with additional flour if needed)
7. Knead dough gently until it is elastic.
8. Roll or pat out dough to 1/2" - 3/4" thick; using a wide glass or round cookie cutter, cut out circles. (You can re-roll the extra dough and cut out more biscuits but they won't be as pretty as the first batch)
9. Dip each biscuit into the remaining melted butter and place in an ungreased pan with the sides of the biscuits touching.
10. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, until golden.
11. Brush hot biscuits with melted butter. (you may have to melt some more butter)

allpurpose, powdered milk, sugar, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, ubc, cold buttermilk, margarine

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/buttermilk-biscuits-52610401 (may not work)