Buttermilk Biscuits

Hi, I haven't posted anything since APRIL!!!!! Oh my, Sorry! I will today as I have perfected the...wait for it.......Gluten Free Biscuit. I have to confess that in my pre-gluten free life I couldn't make biscuits. I had Ialeene Sanders and Mae Smith (my Mom and G-Mom) to live up to so why even try. Momma made the best biscuits and we looked forward to them every time she made them. When you become gluten free the thing you usually miss is anything bread. Mine was cornbread (perfected that too!) and Biscuits. It took a while but I did it. And I am so happy! Here's how I make them. 

1. Measure out all your ingredients and get your supplies together, believe me it will make it all easier!

Add your lard (or shortening if you like) and mix until you have little lumps in your flour. You can use a pastry blender but why? You have perfectly good hands and they works wonders!

Add your butter. Mix again till you have lumps.

It should look something like this. Add your milk. This time it took the full cup. Add it in batches and stir until it is very moist. Add more than the cup if you need

Turn it out on a floured surface. It should be moist but not soupy. When you knead the dough you will add some of the flour from the surface and it will be just right. Pat the mixture out till it's about 1/2 inch in height. Then come the good part.......

Spread on the butter. Use a pastry brush for this. Cover the surface as much as you can but it doesn't have to be completely covered or perfect.

With a bench scraper or anything else you can find, maybe a spatula, fold the mixture into thirds. Do this folding method 3 more times, buttering between each fold.

After the folding pat your dough into a 1 1/2" high rectangle or circle and cut out your biscuits. You can use a round cookie cutter or cut them into squares. It won't matter they will taste just as good. When you press down (something my Momma taught me) press straight down. Don't turn the cutter, that seals the cuts and you won't get a good rise out of them.

 love this pan, it was my Momma's and yes she made biscuit's in them. Butter your pan and place the cut out biscuits in them. Then butter the tops....yum!!!! You are really close to having the best biscuits ever...in my humble opinion!!!

Need I say anything? I don't think so...just gaze upon these wonderful things and then go make some. You will love me for it. My recipe makes as you see 5 but I use a 3" cutter. You can use a smaller one and make more if you like. Scott likes them big with butter and anything sweet. 

Oven 400 Bake time 27 minutes

Recipe:
1 1/2 cups GF Flour with xanthan gum added
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons lard or shortening
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup buttermilk
4 tablespoons butter melted
more flour for your surface

Sigh!!!!!!!