Flaky Biscuits

7 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, , cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 3 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening or 3 tablespoons chilled lard
  • 3/4 cup cold buttermilk (, or regular milk if desired)

Directions

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    ["Place a rack in the center of your oven, Pre heat oven to 450 degrees F.", "Mix first dry ingredients in a large bowl or in the food processor fitted with steel blade.", "Add cold butter and shortening; with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or in the food processor), mix or process butter and shortening into dry ingredients, until the mixture resembles dry oatmeal.", "If using a food processor, transfer mixture to a large bowl.", "Stir in milk with a rubber spatula or fork until dry ingredients are just moistened.", "Let dough rest for 1 minute, then dump it on a floured work surface.", "Gently Roll the dough into a rough 6-by-10-inch rectangle 1/2-inch thick.", "With a knife cut rectangle three times across and five times down to form 15, 2\"x2\"" rectangular biscuits.""

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