Old Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits

* Exported from MasterCook *

OLD FASHIONED BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Cake flour
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Cold unsalted butter
34 c Buttermilk or more

Preheat the oven to 450F; set rack in middle level.
Prepare biscuit dough. COMBINE THE FLOURS, salt and
baking powder in a mixing bowl and stir well to mix.
Rub in the butter by hand or with a pastry blender
until the mixture is mealy. Stir in 3/4 cup of the
buttermilk with a fork and continue stirring gently
until the dough begins to hold together. (If the dough
is dry, add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time.)
Sprinkle the work surface generously with flour and
scrape the dough onto it. Fold the dough over on
itself two or three times. Use the dough immediately .
Pat dough into a 6-by-12- inch rectangle and cut into
eight 3-inch biscuits with a sharp, floured knife.
Transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Paint tops
with buttermilk. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until
well risen and golden.



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