Buttermilk Biscuits

Another recipe from, The Pioneer Woman.  Love these biscuits!  Ive tried so many biscuit recipes.  These remind me of Biscuitville's biscuits.  So you know Todd and Bailey approved! :)  A quick tip to flaky biscuits.. Make sure the butter is very cold.  I usually use my heart-shaped cookie cutter!  If you have self rising flour you can use that and omit the baking powder and baking soda.

4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 1/4 cups buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 450.

2. In large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and stir together. Add the shortening and cold butter pieces. With pastry blender, cut the shortening and butter into dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs. Don't over mix.

3. Pour in the buttermilk and mix gently with fork until just combined. The biscuit dough will be sticky, not overly dry or crumbly.

4. Lightly flour a clean surface. Turn the dough out of the bowl and roll to a 1/2″ thickness. Cut rounds with a biscuit cutter and place them on a cookie sheet. Bake for 11-14 minutes until golden brown.