Grandma Geraldine’s Famous Biscuits
- Level: Easy
- Yield: About 12 biscuits
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 111
- Total Fat
- 3
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 19
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 1
- Sodium
- 107
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons lard or vegetable shortening
1 cup buttermilk or milk, plus more for brushing
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚ F. Sift 2 cups flour, the salt, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl. Mix in the lard with a fork or your fingers until well blended.
- Gradually add the buttermilk until the dough is wet and sticky (but not too wet), then add the remaining 3 tablespoons flour until the dough comes together and is kneadable. Either pinch off 2-inch biscuits or pat out the dough until ½ inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut out biscuits with a floured 2-inch round cutter; arrange on a baking sheet. Brush the tops of the biscuits with buttermilk.
- Bake the biscuits until golden brown on top, 15 to 17 minutes.