These were very good biscuits and I was happy with my biscuit making skills, especially since I've never made a biscuit before. I served our biscuits under Sausage gravy. I was surprised at how easy they were to make. In the picture, someone had to try a bite before I took a picture. Sneaky...
Ingredients:
2 cups self-rising flour
Dash of Salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon cold water
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Sift the flour, salt, and sugar together into a mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening until the mixture is course (I added maybe an extra tablespoon of shortening because the mixture didn't look course to me.) Add the buttermilk, whole milk, water, and 1 tablespoon butter (cut into small pieces.) Mix lightly until combined, but do not overmix. Scoop mixture out onto a floured surface. Knead the dough two or three times. (If biscuits are to be used for sandwiches, knead a few extra times.) With floured hands, pat out the dough to approximately 1/2- inch thickness. Using a floured biscuit cutter or standard-size can, cut out the biscuits. The recipe says not to twist the cutter when doing this, but to press straight down. Although, I don't know why. Dough scraps can be rekneaded and cut. (Recipe says that these biscuits may be a little tougher, but mine weren't any different from the others.) Place biscuits on a lightly greased baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove the biscuits from the oven, and brush them with the melted butter. Serve immediatly.
Recipe says it makes 10 to 12 biscuits but mine made 6 big ones, because i only had a really big ring mold that I used.
