Buttermilk Biscuits

from: The All-Purpose Cookbook, Joy of Cooking, May 1982, page 634

Preheat oven to 450°

Sift together into a mixing bowl:

1 ¾ cups sifted all purpose flour

½ tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp baking soda

Cut in:

¼ cup lard or 5 tbsp butter

Add and lightly mix:

¾ cup buttermilk

Turn the dough onto a floured board.  Knead it gently for ½ minute.  Pat the dough to thickness of ¼ inch.  Cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.


Uneaten biscuits are great to crumble and freeze to use at a late time.