Funny thing: I had to order the biscuit cutters when I had my Pampered Chef party. How often do I make biscuits??? Never. I don't know what got into me but I had to have them. Now that I ordered them I'm so glad I did, they are so versatile, and I made biscuits! This recipe was included with the cutters, so I tried it. YUM!
4 tbsp cold butter, divided
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup snipped fresh chives
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp vegetable shortening
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450°F. Place 2 tbsp of the butter in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until melted; set aside. Combine flour, chives, baking powder, salt and baking soda in large mixing bowl; mix well. Cut remaining butter and shortening into flour mixture using Pastry Blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of mixture; pour in buttermilk. Mix just until dough comes together. (Dough will be very sticky).
Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface; sprinkle with flour and gently fold dough over onto itself 5-6 times. Pat into a 1/2-inch-thick round. Cut out biscuits with floured (2 1/2-in.) Biscuit Cutter, pushing straight down through dough. Arrange biscuits on Cookie Sheet, spacing 3/4 in. apart. Gather scraps of dough into a 1/2-inch-thick round, handling as little as possible; cut out and arrange remaining biscuits. Brush tops with melted butter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
Yield: 12 - 18 biscuits
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