Basic Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
3 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 4 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 4 tablespoons Butter 2 Eggs -- lightly beaten 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk Spray shortenin...
Ingredients
- 3cups flour
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1tablespoonsugar
- 4teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 4tablespoons butter
- 2eggs -- lightly beaten
- 11/4 cups buttermilk
Directions
- 1
3 cups Flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 4 teaspoons Baking powder 1 teaspoon Baking soda 4 tablespoons Butter 2 Eggs -- lightly beat
- 2
In a food processor or a large bowl,mix the flour with the salt,sugar,baking powder and baking soda.Cut the butter into the dry ingredients
- 3
Seperately mix the eggs with the buttermilk,and stir all but 2 tbs
- 4
of this liquid into the dry mixture.Mix just enough to make a uniformly moistened dough.
- 5
Drop spoonfuls of the dough onto a greased and cornmeal coated cookie sheet about an inch apart
- 6
Brush tops with reserved egg and buttermilk mixture
- 7
Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and brown,about 12 minutes.Cool for a few minutes before serving
- 8
Yields about 15 biscuits.