Easy Buttermilk BIscuits

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 � teaspoons baking powder
• � teaspoon baking soda
• � teaspoon salt
• � cup shortening, preferably butter-flavored
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• Makes 8-10 large biscuits

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With a pastry cutter or fork, cut the shortening into the mixture until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Make a well in the center of the bowl, and add the milk, stirring until the dough follows the fork around the bowl.
3. Sprinkle flour on a flat surface, and place the dough on top of it. Sprinkle flour on top of the dough, and knead five times. Form the dough into a flat disc.
4. With a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is about � inch thick. With the biscuit cutter of your choice, cut out the biscuits.
5. Place the cut biscuits into a greased iron skillet or sheet pan. Brush the top of the biscuits with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter. Pop the biscuits into the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Brush the hot biscuits with the remaining butter, and serve at once with your favorite ham, sausage, jellies, or preserves.