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.