Ben’s Mother’s Butter Biscuits
Directions
- 1Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- 2To a bowl, add two cups of sifted self rising flour and place the bowl in the freezer.
- 3In a cast iron skillet, add about a tablespoon of bacon drippings.
- 4Grate one stick of frozen butter.
- 5Get the bowl of flour out of the freezer and add the butter to the flour. Fork or cut in the butter into the flour.
- 6Add cold milk a little bit at a time, using a fork to combine until the dough starts to form.
- 7Flour a clean surface and turn the dough out. Gently form the dough into a rectangle and fold it 12 times, adding flour if it gets sticky. Smooth out the dough on the 12th fold.
- 8Place the cutter into the freezer until ready to use. Dip the cutter into flour to coat it completely and cut out biscuits.
- 9Place the biscuits into the hot cast iron skillet. Cook at 425 for 15 minutes. Turn the broil on until tops are golden brown.
Ingredients
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 1 stick frozen butter
- 1.25 cups milk or buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon bacon drippings or butter
Equipment
ovencast iron skilletgraterforkbiscuit cutter
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