Buttermilk Biscuits

 

I have been in search for a really good easy biscuit recipe for a long time. I finally found it! I love finding a recipe that I know I will use over and over, and this is definitely one of them. These biscuits are so moist and fluffy. It's a Paula Deen recipe, southerners know how to make a good biscuit!

2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast

1/2 cup luke warm water

5 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

2 1/4 teaspoons of salt

1 tablespoon of baking powder

2 tablespoons of sugar

3/4 cup shortening

2 cups buttermilk

1 tablespoon of baking powder

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dissolve yeast in warm water, set aside. Mix dry ingredients together cut shortening in. And yeast and buttermilk, mix well. Cut with biscuit cutter and bake for 10-12 minutes. Brush biscuits with butter.

**For a homemade look press each biscuit with two of your knuckles into the center of each biscuit before you bake them**

**Paula's recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon of salt, all the reviews on this recipe were great. There were a few reviews that said they loved the biscuit but thought it needed a little more salt so they added 2 1/4 teaspoons of salt. I decided to add the extra salt and it turned out great**