3 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Sugar
1 1/2 tb Double-acting baking powder 3/4 c Butter — cold
3/4 ts Baking soda 1 Egg — slightly beaten
3/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Buttermilk
Sift dry ingredients together. Cut butter into tablespoons and,
with a pastry blender, blend into dry ingredients until mixture
resembles cornmeal. Stir 1/2 cup buttermilk into beaten egg and add
mixture to flour mixture. Stir quickly, adding remainder of buttermilk
as necessary until dough forms a ball. Turn onto floured surface and
knead once. Let dough rest for a minute, then roll out to 3/4′
thickness. Cut into 2′ rounds. Place biscuits on buttered baking
sheet, 1″ apart. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden
brown.
Yields
8 servings