BUTTERMILK BISCUITS
2 cups flour
(can sub. whole wheat flour)
5 tbs butter or margarine
1 cup
buttermilk
3 tsp baking
powder
¼ tsp baking
soda
½ tsp salt
Sift
dry ingredients.
Cut
in butter or margarine with a pastry blender until course texture.
Add
buttermilk all at once and turn gently with fork until moist.
(Do
not handle much)
Roll
on floured board to desired thickness.
Cut
with a 2” diameter cutter.
Brush
tops with oil.
Preheat
oven to 4500 F.
Bake
12 - 15 min.
(If buttermilk is not available, use 4 tbs
shortening, ¾ cup milk, and no baking soda.)