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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 142
  • Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 1 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 281 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 20 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Mom's Buttermilk Biscuits

These fluffy biscuits are so tasty served warm, slathered with butter or used to mop up every last drop of gravy off you plate. I can still see Mom pulling these tender biscuits out of the oven.

SERVINGS

 10

CATEGORY

 Breads

METHOD

 Baked

PREP

 20 min.

COOK

 10 min.

TOTAL

 30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk; knead dough gently. roll out to 1/2-in thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 10 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Aug 30, 2008

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