Buttermilk Cheese Drop Biscuits Recipe

• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking pwdr
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/3 c. lard chilled in the refrigerator
• 1 c. cool buttermilk
• 2/3 c. grated cheese Cheddar preferred To prepare oven baking sheet: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease baking
• 1 sht , or possibly line with parchment paper (melted cheese bits will stick).

1. In mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking pwdr and salt.
2. Drop pcs of chilled lard into flour.
3. Using pastry cutter or possibly 2 knives, cut lard into flour.
4. (Note: Do not use fingers; you would smear lard into flour rather than leaving tiny crumbs intact.
5. If using mixer, use flat beater blade to break lard into flour.)
6. Do not overmix.
7. Pour buttermilk into bowl.
8. Stir with a wooden spoon or possibly spatula to draw in all ingredients.
9. Stir in cheese.
10. A Tbsp.
11. of dough should clump like cottage cheese.
12. If mix is dry, add in 1 or possibly 2 tsp.
13. buttermilk; if too wet, add in 1 or possibly 2 tsp.
14. flour.
15. To bake biscuits: Drop dough from Tbsp., pushed off with spatula, onto prepared baking sheet.
16. (Note: For crispy biscuit overall, leave room between biscuits so they do not touch.)
17. Place baking sheet in middle shelf of warm oven.
18. Bake for 20 min, or possibly till nicely browned and hard when tapped with fingernail.

flour, baking pwdr, salt, lard, buttermilk, grated cheese, sht

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/buttermilk-cheese-drop-biscuits-95924 (may not work)