Melanie's Southern Biscuits

Total Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour, plus


• 2 tablespoons flour


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda


• 2 tablespoons crisco


• 1/2 cup buttermilk


• 1 tablespoon crisco (for skillet)

Recipe

• 1 mix the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.


• 2 blend in the 2 tablespoons crisco until the mixture is coarse and grainy, using a fork or pastry blender.


• 3 with a fork, stir in the buttermilk.


• 4 do not overmix.


• 5 on a floured board pour dough out and knead 4-5 times.


• 6 pat the dough out to about 1/2-inch thick.


• 7 cut with biscuit cutter or a floured dipped glass into rounds or pizza cutter for squares.


• 8 it is very important not to handle the dough too much as it will get tough.


• 9 place 1 tablespoon crisco in heavy black cast iron skillet; place in pre-heated 500º oven for 5-6 minutes.


• 10 crisco and skillet should be very hot.


• 11 remove skillet from oven and place the biscuits in the skillet, turning each once in the oil.


• 12 bake for 10 minutes or till light brown.