Farmhouse Buttermilk Biscuits

Farmhouse Buttermilk Biscuits





3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

3 tablespoons sugar

3/4 cup real butter (margarine will work, too, but the taste and texture will be different)

1 1/4 cups buttermilk









Preheat oven to 450.



In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, and sugar.



Cut butter into pieces, then cut into flour mixture. Real butter is very hard, and I found that it was much easier to use my fingers to squeeze the butter into the flour.



When the mixture is well combined and crumbly, make a well in the center and pour in buttermilk.



Using a fork, stir, starting at the outside of the bowl and blending inward.



Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead a few times, just until the dough is completely combined and holds together well.



With a rolling pin, roll dough out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter.



Grease a cookie sheet with crisco and place the biscuits 1-2 inches apart on the sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.

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