Three Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits

By srumbel

These biscuits have only these three ingredients, self-rising flour, vegetable shortening, and the star BUTTERMILK! This recipe is my go to recipe when I am making biscuits in the mornings for breakfast for my husband and me. This recipe is just right for the two of us. If our children and grandchildren are visiting, I can double the recipe easily.
from cookingwithk.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-rising flour (I use White Lily)
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2/3-3/4 cup buttermilk
• softened butter to be brushed on top of the unbaked biscuits (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a pie tin, melt a tablespoon of shortening; set aside.

In a bowl, add the flour. Cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter or two forks until shortening is completed blended.

Gradually add the buttermilk, stirring gently and being sure to stop as soon as the dough begins to com together. Be sure not to over mix. It will be lumpy.

Turn dough out onto a floured pastry cloth or a board. With floured hands, pull dough together and pat on top to form a round disk.

Using a 2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out the biscuits straight down and lifting up being sure not to twit.

Using a pastry brush, spread the melted shortening to completely cover the pie tin.

Place biscuits side by side in the prepared pie tin. Brush with softened butter.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.