Rose & Steve's Recipes

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=== Buttermilk Biscuits for when you don't have buttermilk in the house ===

**Ingredients**

  * 3 cups flour
  * 6 Tbsp SACO Cultured Buttermilk Blend
  * 3 tsp baking powder
  * 1 tsp soda
  * 1 tsp salt
  * 1 Tbsp sugar
  * 7 Tbsp vegetable shortening
  * 1¼ cups water
  * 2 Tbsp butter, melted

**Instructions**

  * Preheat oven to 450°F.
  * Sift flour, Saco Cultured Buttermilk Blend, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is the texture of coarse meal.
  * Make a well in center of flour mixture and pour in water; mix lightly with a fork, just until dry ingredients are moistened and dough holds together.
  * Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead lightly two or three times, then roll out with a floured rolling pin to ½ inch thickness.
  * Cut in rounds with a floured biscuit cutter.
  * Place biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  * Bake for 10 minutes or until biscuits are puffed and golden brown.
  * Remove from oven and brush tops of biscuits with melted butter.