Food Network: Buttermilk Biscuits

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Buttermilk Biscuits
Recipe courtesy Gourmet Magazine

Ingredients
2 cups cake or all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk
Milk, for brushing the biscuits

Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and blend in the
shortening until the mixture resembles meal.

Add the buttermilk, stir the mixture until it just forms a dough, and gather it into a ball. On a

lightly floured surface knead the dough gently 6 times and pat it out into a rectangle, roughly
1/2-inch thick.

Using a knife, divide the dough into 12 even-sized squares. Separate the squares and invert the
squares onto a lightly greased baking sheet.

Brush the tops of the squares with the milk, bake the biscuits in the middle of the oven for 12 to
15 minutes, or until they are pale golden, and transfer them on to a rack. Serve the biscuits at
room temperature.