| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups self-rising flour (see Cook’s Note), plus more for dusting
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, well shaken
- Peach jam, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a pastry blender or two table knives, cut the shortening into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Use a fork to stir in the buttermilk until the dough comes together and leaves the sides of the bowl. Continue stirring with the fork until all the flour is worked into the dough, then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 3 or 4 times until smooth and manageable.
- With your hands or a floured rolling pin, flatten the dough to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Cut the dough with a 2 1/2-inch floured biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits in the prepared cake pan 1 inch apart for crisp biscuits or almost touching for softer biscuits. Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with peach jam if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 124 |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg |
| Sodium | 278 mg |
Reviews
So good! Didn’t have shortening so I used butter and turned out good! Crunchy crust and soft inside
These biscuits are delicious. I enjoy making my own buttermilk with whole milk and fresh squeezed lemon juice.
Super fast and easy recipe! Had biscuits so fast my mom thought I was using canned biscuits!!
The best buttermilk biscuits! I cook mine in a small round cake pan with the biscuits touching. Take them out of the oven the minute they have a hint of brown color on the edges. They are so soft and go really well with Trisha’s fried chicken and gravy recipe.
So delicious! The biscuits and the gravy are amazing together!
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Can anyone tell me if I can put these in freezer or fridge overnight? I’m trying to do them day before. I saw a recipe on a show that you could, I don’t know which one! Help?? I can’t wait to try these!
and a tiny bit of sugar to mine before combining the shortening. They were delicious and so soft inside, while crispy on the outside. Thanks so much! This is the first time my biscuits didn’t look or feel like hockey pucks!
So easy and tasted so good! I could really taste that buttermilk!
It was easy to make. They are kind of bland. I am sure they would be wonderful with gravy.