2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
4 teaspoons Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup buttermilk
DIRECTIONS
PREHEAT oven to 400°F; COMBINE two cups all-purpose flour, 1 half of teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, four teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in a giant mixing bowl; CUT in shortenings tillcombination resembles coarse crumbs.
STIR in 1 cup buttermilk simplytill a gentle dough types (dough will be very unfastened and sticky at this point).
SPRINKLE flour over a massivetimber board; TURN dough onto a floured board and knead gently 10 to 12 instances or till no longer sticky, re-flouring board as criticalwhilst kneading.
DIVIDE dough in half; GENTLY pat or roll every1/2 into an 8-inch circle 1/2-inch thick.
CUT out biscuits – pressing straight down – with a 2-inch biscuit cutter.
REFORM scraps, working it as little as viable and proceed cutting.
PLACE reduce biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet with edges barely touching; BRUSH tops of the biscuits with entire milk.
BAKE for 15 minutes, or till golden brown.
IMMEDIATELY brush biscuits with margarine (or butter) after baking.
