J2. Southern Biscuits

To add to your Thanksgiving feast Southern Biscuits go well with turkey and gravy! These biscuits are super easy to make! It makes one dozen and takes a total of 40 minutes to make and 20 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. Now that is what I call easy fast cooking! This type of recipe calls for: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, shortening, and chilled buttermilk. How to:

Step 1: First preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit

Step 2:  Then in a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of flour with 4 teaspoons of baking powder, ¼ tablespoons of baking soda, along with ¾ tablespoons of salt.

Step 3: Using your fingertips rub together 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of shortening into dry ingredients until the mixture is crumb like.

*The faster the better, you don’t want the fats to melt

Step 4: Next make a well in the center and pour in 1 cup of chilled buttermilk. Stir until the dough comes together. 

***TIP: the dough will become very sticky

Step 5: Turn the dough onto a floured surface, dust the top with a little bit of flour and gently fold the dough over itself for either 5 or 6 times. 

Step 6: Keep pressing into a 1 inch thick round. Cut out the biscuits with a 2 inch cutter (being sure to press through all the way) 

Step 7: Place biscuits on a baking sheet so they just barely touch. Reform scraps dough working it as little as possible and continue cutting.

***TIP: the biscuits the second time around will not be lighter from the first round

Step 8: Bake the biscuits for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown on top and tall.

 NUTRITONAL FACTS

 Per biscuit:

Calories: 121

Total fat: 4.5 grams

Protein: 3 grams

Carbohydrates: 17 grams

Sugar: 1 gram

Fiber: 0.5 gram

Cholesterol: 6 milligrams

Sodium: 331 milligrams