Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
salt, table
leavening agents, baking soda
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat

Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F,.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Mix in shortening with pastry blender, fork, or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Form a well in center of flour and pour buttermilk in.
Mix flour into this, stirring and working until flour leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
When it comes away from sides without sticking too bad, it's ready.
Otherwise, work in a little more flour.
Place dough on floured surface and knead 5-6 times.
Do not knead too much or dough will become tough.
Roll or pat out to about 1/2" thickness and cut with biscuit cutter or floured glass.
Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 450 degrees F.
for 8-12 minutes or until light golden.
Brush tops with melted butter, if desired.
Serve warm with sausage gravy or butter and preserves, if desired.