Ben’s Mother’s Butter Biscuits

20 mins
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
  2. 2Add two cups of sifted self rising flour to a bowl and place it in the freezer
  3. 3Add about a tablespoon of bacon drippings to a cast iron skillet and place it in the oven while it preheats
  4. 4Grate one stick of frozen butter
  5. 5Get the bowl of flour out of the freezer and add the grated butter to it
  6. 6Fork the butter into the flour
  7. 7Add cold milk a little at a time until the dough starts to form
  8. 8Flour a clean surface and turn the dough out onto it
  9. 9Form the dough and fold it 12 times, adding flour if it gets sticky. Be light with your hands to avoid flat biscuits
  10. 10Place the cutter in the freezer until ready to use
  11. 11Dip the cutter in the flour and cut out the biscuits
  12. 12Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven
  13. 13Place biscuits in the skillet
  14. 14Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, then broil until the tops are golden brown

Ingredients

  • 2 cups self rising flour
  • 1 stick frozen butter
  • 1.25 cups milk or buttermilk
  • 1 dollop bacon drippings or butter

Equipment

sifterbowlcast iron skilletgraterforkbiscuit cutter
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