Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2.3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon butter melted
• 1.5 cups buttermilk 
• 0.3 cup shortening 
• 2.3 teaspoons sugar 
• 3.5 cups self-rising soft-wheat flour 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 50
2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl until well blended.
3. Cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly.
4. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
6. Brush lightly with melted butter.
7. Bake at 500 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden.
8. *Nonfat buttermilk may be substituted.
9. Note: For testing purposes only, we used White Lily Self-Rising Flour.
10. Cheese-Chive Drop Biscuits: Stir 3/4 cup (3 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives into crumbly flour mixture just before adding buttermilk. Increase buttermilk to 1 3/4 cups. Proceed with recipe as directed.