Better Buttermilk Biscuits

Better Buttermilk Biscuits

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

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients together with a fork.
Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Make a well in the center and add buttermilk.
Quickly fold dry ingredients into buttermilk with your hands until a sticky dough forms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface.
Gently fold the dough over itself 3 or 4 times to create layers.
Roll dough out to 3/4-inch thick.
Cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter.
Transfer dough rounds to a sheet pan.
Gather scraps and repeat.
Make a dimple in the center to help the top rise evenly.
Brush with butter.
Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 400 degree oven until golden brown.