Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits

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

Directions:
1.
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. 2.
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, or a food processor.
3.
Cut the butter in chunks and cut into the flour, until the butter is pebble size.
4.
Add the buttermilk and mix until it is just combined.
If it seems dry, add a few more tablespoons of buttermilk.
5.
Turn the dough on a floured board and pat the dough with your hands until it is about 1/2 inch thick.
6.
Use a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter and cut out the biscuits.
(I used a cookie cutter.)
7.
Gently knead the scraps and cut out more biscuits.
Note: Do NOT over-handle the dough or your biscuits will be tough.
8.
Place the biscuits on a cookie sheet; If you like soft sides, the place the biscuits next to each other.
9.
Brush the melted butter over the tops of the biscuits and bake for 10-12 minutes.