Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Notes

From my favorite episode of Good Eats.

Ingredients

• 2C all-purpose flour
• 4t baking powder
• ¼t baking soda
• ¾t kosher salt
• 2T butter
• 2T shortening
• 1C buttermilk

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400° (The original recipe says 450°. Alton's grandmother says 475° on the show. Alton Brown said 400° on the show itself. I find 400° works for me).
2. Sift together the dry ingredients.
3. Combine butter and shortening into dry ingredients. You can use your fingers. I use two butter knives.
4. Pour in the buttermilk and stir just enough to combine. Dough should be sticky but not batter-y.
5. Dust a flat surface with flour and place the dough on it. Fold the dough on itself several times (adding flour if necessary) until dough is no longer sticky and is 1" thick.
6. Using a biscuit cutter (about 2"), cut out biscuits. With leftover scraps, work together and make another biscuit or two.
7. Place biscuit onto cookie sheet. Either use a silicon mat or spray with non-stick spray. Each biscuit should be touching another biscuit or two (or three).
8. Using a thumb or a couple of fingers, indent the top of each biscuit. This keeps the biscuit from becoming too round.
9. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown.