Buttermilk Biscuits

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 8 tablespoons butter, cut in small pieces, cold
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut in pieces, cold
• 1 1/2 cups chilled buttermilk

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from deliciousshots.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar to a food processor, pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and vegetable shortening and pulse a few more times until the mixture resembles crumbs. Finally add the cold buttermilk, again pulse a few more times until it's just mix. Do not over mix it. Flour your working surface and gently fold dough over on itself (use a rolling pin to flatten the dough then fold it on itself, repeat this 4 to 5 times to create layers). Roll out the dough one last time at 1-inch thick. Cut out biscuits using a 2-inch round cutter and place them close together on the prepared baking sheet. You can gather the leftover dough and re-roll it but biscuits won't be as light as the first ones. You can also cut them squares, that way you don't have to re-roll the scraps. Brush the biscuits with egg wash and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Brush the biscuits with melted butter hot out of the oven.