My Granny's Old-Fashioned Biscuits

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Lard or shortening
  • 2 cup Self rising flour

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp Shortening or butter

Found on justapinch.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 c self-rising flour (martha white or white lily for best results)
• 1/4 c lard or shortening (about egg-sized and very cold)
• 1 c very cold buttermilk (may need to adjust amount)
• 3 Tbsp melted shortening or butter

Directions

• 1Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Heavily grease a large cast-iron skillet or biscuit pan and set aside. (I prefer the cast iron skillet). 2Put flour into large bowl and add lard/shortening. Cut into flour using usual pastry method. Add milk and mix with fork or hands into a light dough. Turn dough onto a floured board and knead a couple of times. Pat dough to flatten to about 1/2 inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter, cut dough into biscuits and place in pan. Pour melted shortening/butter over each biscuit. Bake for about 13 to 15 minutes or until golden. 3Remove from pan and place into a covered container and allow to steam for about 5 minutes. You may also brush melted butter over top prior to steaming, if desired. Serve hot with butter, apple butter, jellies, jams, honey or anything else that you like. 4Special Note: I didnt have a biscuit cutter, so what I did was open both ends of a 4-ounce sized mushroom can, washed and removed label and it works perfectly.