Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups sifted bread flour (or all-purpose flour)
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar into a large bowl.
  • Drop in 3 heaping forkfuls of shortening and blend into the flour mixture with the fork (or pastry blender) until it becomes coarse crumbs.
  • Add buttermilk all at once and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened, or you have a shaggy dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times, patting into a disc. (DO NOT over knead.)
  • Roll to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter dipped in flour and place onto a baking sheet. Brush gently with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse ground black pepper.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and brush again with melted butter.