2 1/2 c All purpose flour 1/2 t Baking soda
1 T Baking powder 3/4 c Shortening
1/2 t Salt 1 c Buttermilk
1 T Coarse cracked black pepper
Preheat oven to 450-500F. Sift 2 cups of the flour with the baking
powder, salt, pepper, and baking soda into a bowl. Cut in the
shortening with a pastry blender or fork, or work it in with your
fingers. Add the buttermilk to make a soft dough, mixing just until
the dough holds together. Flour your hands. Pull of a piece of dough
the size of a biscuit and dip the wet edge into the extra flour. The
roll or pat into a biscuit. Place slightly touching, on a lightly
greased baking sheet. Bake until golden golden brown.
8-10 minutes. From Nathalie Dupree’s “New Southern Cooking”
Yields
12 servings