Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients together with a fork. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and add buttermilk. Quickly fold dry ingredients into buttermilk with your hands until a sticky dough forms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface. Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers. Roll dough out to 3/4-inch thick. Cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Transfer dough rounds to a sheet pan. Gather scraps and repeat. Make a dimple in the center to help the top rise evenly. Brush with butter. Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven until golden brown.
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By Chef #1322520
Memphis, TN
on January 03, 2012
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Used this recipe tonight when I made fried chicken for dinner. This super easy recipe produced some super tasty biscuits. And this is the first time I've ever made biscuits from scratch! Thanks for a winning recipe, Tyler.
By mnrobertson
on December 29, 2011
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I rarely take the time to review recipes, but these biscuits deserve to be praised. I have always struggled to make delicious biscuits. They're always too flat, too tough, or too baking powder-y. These biscuits are exquisite! They are crisp on the outside and delectably soft, tender, and moist in the middle. They have a hint of saltiness but none of the off-putting baking powder flavor that ruins so many homemade biscuits.
The only substitution I made was using half Crisco and half butter.
The only complaint I have is that the biscuits didn't rise quite as much as I'd hoped, but they definitely rose better than other recipes I've tried. I cannot be sure if this is the recipe or something I did.
Overall, if you have struggled with other biscuit recipes, I insist that you try this one before giving up on biscuits.
By kparks2
Saint Petersburg
on December 20, 2011
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Awesome recipe! I was looking for a trusty go to buttermilk biscuit recipe and this was soooooo delicious and I love minimal ingredients in a recipe. Saving this!
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