Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
butter, without salt
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat

Directions:
Heat oven to 450 and adjust oven rack to center position.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
Cut in chilled shortening and butter until you have pieces the size of small peas.
Make a well in center of dry ingredients; pour in buttermilk.
With a wooden spoon, gently blend dry ingredients into the buttermilk, just until mixture is clumping together.
If necessary, add a few more teaspoons of buttermilk.
Transfer dough to a lightly floured board.
Pat out in a circle about 8 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick.
Using a 2 1/2 to 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut out and place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake on center oven rack for about 10 to 12 minutes, until tops are browned.