Woodscamp Biscuits

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons lard
• 3 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 4 tablespoons lard, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500f degrees.
• 2 grease a 10 inch cast iron skillet.
• 3 melt 3 tbls. lard in a saucepan.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, combine flour,salt,baking powder, and shortening.
• 5 mix well with hands.( or you can use an electric mixer if you like ! =)
• 6 rub mixture between palms( then grab and squeeze handfuls of dry mixture) until it has a cornmeal consistancy.
• 7 fold half of the buttermilk to dry mixture.
• 8 add the rest until you have a slightly sticky dough. ( if the dough isn't slightly sticky add a bit more)
• 9 (do not overwork dough) flour your surface and turn sticky dough out on it.
• 10 sprinkle the dough w/ more flour until sticky area is covered and gently pat down with your hands. also pat the sides with flour so they aren't sticky.
• 11 cut w/ floured round cutter and place biscuits (side by side after you have dipped the side that will touch with extra flour) in greased cast iron skillet
• 12 poke into the center of each biscuit with a 1/2 tsp of melted lard to desposit it into each dimple.
• 13 drizzle biscuits w/ any leftover melted lard.
• 14 cover w/ clean tea towel and let set for 10 minutes in a slightly warm place.
• 15 place biscuits into oven that has been preheated to 500°f
• 16 turn heat down to 450°f.
• 17 cook for 20 minutes until slightly browned.
• 18 turn biscuits out of pan unto clean tea.