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Mom's Buttermilk Biscuits

By: Taste of Home

"These fluffy biscuits are so tasty served warm, slathered with butter or used to mop up every last drop of gravy off your plate."

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Original Recipe Yield 10 biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk; knead dough gently. Roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-inch, biscuit cutter and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown.

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by MAYLILY

Great recipe, taste like the ones at the restaurant where I work. One note, if your biscuits...

Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2003 by Lara

This is the most excellent buttermilk biscuits I have ever made!! I made 42 BIG ones and laid...

Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by Rachel D

I made these biscuits and wasn't impressed, my daughters liked them. they came out flat. So...

Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2003 by FALCHAN

I cannot believe how easy these were! I've always avoided making biscuits because of the time...

Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by Mumtaz Wangnoo

Not sure but I might have done something wrong...these came out tough and somewhat heavy and...

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by RJIALANELLA

I made these biscuits along with Buttermilk Fried chicken and gravy. They were good,...

Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2003 by Paula

I made these bisquits a few weeks ago to have with stew. Very good recipe.

Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2005 by ANGELABAKES

These are EXCELLENT! Here's what I did: I used butter because shortening has trans fat. I used...

Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2003 by APIXNCOOK2

WOW, I had never made buttermilk biscuits before, this recipe is such a breeze. The end result...

Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2005 by jingo55jo

these are great! check your baking powder and soda if your biscuits come out flat. these...

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