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Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 cup chilled buttermilk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Cut butter and shortening into the dry ingredients until crumbly.
  4. Make a well and pour in the buttermilk.
  5. Stir until the dough comes together.
  6. Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently fold 5 to 6 times.
  7. Pat into a 1-inch-thick round.
  8. Cut biscuits with a 2-inch cutter.
  9. Place biscuits on a baking sheet so they just touch.
  10. Reform scraps gently and continue cutting biscuits.
  11. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.