Southern biscuits-my style

 I have a confession. I've always had a difficult time making a good biscuit. It’s been a battle that I've finally conquered.

My dad and sister can absolutely make the best biscuit. They don't need a recipe or precise instructions. They just pull some sort of magic trick out of their sleeves and poof -warm, flaky, not to doughy, not to dry-just the most perfect biscuits every time to accompany some peanut butter and syrup-mixed together of course. I prefer blackberry preserve.

There's really nothing better on a weekend morning. Saturdays are the best and then you have Sunday mornings, everyone’s scrambling around getting ready for church and your house smells delightful from a little piece of heaven in the oven.

Until recently, my family would just prefer frozen or can if I mentioned biscuits.

 Since my sis has been visiting she tried showing me her magic trick.

I tried. I failed.

I've been on a mission to succeed.

I have won! I have conquered!

Recipe:

2 cups self rising flour
1/2 tablespoon double-acting baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 500

Cook for 5 minutes

Reduce oven to 450

 and bake 15 minutes

Set your timer! Trust me on this one...

Sift flour. You can skip this step if your in a hurry. I've done both.

                      

add baking powder, dash of salt and sugar 

 4 tablespoons cold cubed butter Cut butter in. I use a handy dandy fork.

 Add 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

It will look sticky like this-

 Flour your hands. It's about to get gross.

 Spoon out dough and plop into some flour.

Pick up -roll around and put into greased cast iron skillet.

Like this-

Butter: I like it-it shows

 Brush on


and bake!

By the way...this is not even close to my sister magic show.

She does the-don't touch the dough, be very genlte recipe.

No wonder.

If you have issues making biscuits

TRY

these they work.

Let me know...