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Breads

Kentucky Biscuits

Source
Grandma's Notepad (handwritten, p. 19)
Cook
400°F, 15-20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • Dash of salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk (or 1-2 Tbsp vinegar added to milk if you don’t have buttermilk)

Steps

  1. Mix the dry ingredients.
  2. Cut in the butter, add the milk, and knead into a soft dough. Do not over-knead.
  3. Pat into a 6x6 pan (can use a pie pan).
  4. Cut into serving sizes before baking.
  5. Bake at 400°F for 15-20 min or until done and golden brown.

Notes

  • A different “Kentucky Biscuits” recipe (subtitled “Tastes like Red Lobster”) already exists in the family collection from the Recipe Keeper book (p. 147) — kept as a separate file since the recipes differ.
The original: Kentucky Biscuits
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