Linda Monroe's Recipe

Biscuits Southern Style

Category: Recipes

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons lard
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk

Directions:
Sift the dry ingredients in a large bowl and cut in the lard with a pastry cutter or with two knives until a coarse meal texture is obtained. Add buttermilk and knead lightly but thoroughly. The dough should be soft but not sticky: if it is, add a little more flour. Knead for 1 minute, wrap in foil or wax paper and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Roll out the dough 1/2 inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut with a biscuit cutter. (If you don't have one, a drinking glass of the desired diameter will work okay.) Transfer biscuits to a dark baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 20 minutes.