Buttermilk Chive Biscuits

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup cold butter cut into cubes
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons fresh chives minced
• garlic olive oil optional
• sea salt optional

1. Whisk flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Using your hands, rub the shortening and butter into the flour until the texture is that of coarse crumbs. Stir the minced chives into the dry ingredients.
2. Pour buttermilk into flour mixture and stir to form soft dough; do not over mix.
3. Place the Smart Oven+ Baking Stone Attachment in oven. Select STONE BAKE mode and preheat to 450u0b0F.
4. Lightly flour a surface. Remove dough from bowl and turn onto surface. Sprinkle a small amount of flour on top of dough to keep from sticking. Knead dough four times, folding it over in half and then over again. Do not overwork the dough. Shape it into a disc and cut in half with a bench knife.
5. Roll or pat out half the dough to about 11/2-inches thick. Cut into 12 squares or use a 3-inch pastry circle to cut 12 circles. Place biscuits on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Lightly brush top of biscuits with garlic olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt if you like.
7. Leaving the biscuits on the parchment paper, transfer them to the preheating Baking Stone in the oven. Bake for about 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.
8. Remove biscuits from oven and serve warm with butter.

flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, shortening, cold butter, buttermilk, fresh chives, garlic, salt

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Buttermilk-Chive-Biscuits-2531672 (may not work)