Best-Ever Buttermilk Biscuits

Name: Best-Ever Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 4 c. all-purpose flour; 5 tsp. baking powder; 1 tbsp. sugar; 1 tsp. baking soda; 3/4 tsp. salt; 1/2 c. trans-fat free shortening, cut up and cold; 1 1/2 c. low-fat buttermilk; 3 tbsp. butter, melted

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Mar 21, 2016

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Mike Garten

Yields:

Active Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

25 mins

Flaky and crispy and fluffy and perfect.

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
5 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup trans-fat free shortening, cut up and cold
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
3 Tbsp. butter, melted

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 450°F. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper. In food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt until combined. Add shortening; pulse just until coarse crumbs form. Transfer flour mixture to large bowl. Stir in buttermilk just until dough starts to come together.
2. Step 2Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; knead just until smooth, 6 to 8 times. With floured rolling pin, roll dough to 1⁄2-inch thickness. With floured 2 1⁄2-inch cutter, cut out biscuits without twisting cutter. With wide spatula, transfer biscuits to prepared cookie sheet, spacing 1 inch apart.
3. Step 3Gently press scraps together. Reroll and cut once more. Brush tops with melted butter. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories 220; Protein 4g; Carbohydrate 29g; Total Fat 9g; Saturated Fat 3g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Sodium 410mg

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