Mamas Started In Texas Buttermilk Biscuits Recipes

MAMA'S STARTED IN TEXAS BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°.
• Mix the dry ingredients in medium size bowl. Cut in the shortning until it looks like little peas.
• Stir in the buttermilk and plop it onto a floured surface. Work in just enough flour to pat the dough into a circle about 1/2 inch thick.
• Take a drinking glass about 3-inches across and cut out your biscuits. Leftover dough is easy to roll back out to sqeeze out a couple more!
• Place on cookie sheet about 1-inch apart and bake for 10-12 minutes until the crust is just brown (Don't overcook!).
• *Note: If a baking recipe calls for butermilk I always use real buttermilk- it certainly does affect the texture. In a pich, use buttermilk powder or even milk.
• Serve warm- we don't even bother with butter but it is your choice. Makes great leftovers if heated in the microwave for 10-15 seconds and topped with jam.

TEXAS BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Mix together well: Flour baking powder,salt, and soda.
• Add shortening with fork, pastry cutter or fingers.
• Add milk and blend till velvety smooth.
• Roll out on lightly floured board and cut 1/4" (or shape a nice little biscuit with your hands).
• Brush tops with milk (optional).
• Bake about 10 minutes, till golden brown.

MAMA'S BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• 3. Cut the chilled shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 4. Add the buttermilk, mixing with your hands until the dough holds together.
• 5. Place the dough on a floured surface and knead lightly a few times just until smooth. Don't overwork it.
• 6. Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 7. Cut the biscuits with a biscuit cutter. ( My mama used a glass to do this.)
• 8. Place the biscuits 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 9. Gather the trimmings from where you cut the biscuits and form them into a ball.
• 10. Roll it out and cut more biscuits. ( When these got to small to make another biscuit my mama left the last weird shaped one and called it the funny biscuit. All the kids wanted that one.
• 11. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.