Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 4 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 4 tsp Bakewell cream
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 3/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 Buttermilk

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons Bakewell Cream
• (If you cant get your hands on Bakewell Cream, substitute 4 teaspoons of baking powder for the Bakewell Cream, then omit the baking soda)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
• extra buttermilk for brushing tops of biscuits

Directions

• Mix and sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
• Add butter and mix with a pastry blender.
• Add buttermilk all at once and stir quickly with a fork.
• (You may need to add a little more buttermilk to make a nice soft dough.)
• Turn out on a floured board and knead 5 or 6 times.
• Roll or pat into a rectangle that is 3/4 thickness.
• Cut with biscuit cutter and place on baking sheet.
• Brush tops of biscuits with buttermilk.
• Bake at 475° for 5 minutes.
• Turn off heat and leave in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden brown.