Best Big Mamas Biscuits Recipes

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CATHEAD BISCUITS



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This Old Fashioned Recipe for Cathead Biscuits is delicious.

Provided by The Southern Lady

Categories     Breakfast

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups self-rising flour
1 to 2 tablespoons shortening at room temperature ((Mama used lard and about the size of a walnut))
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt (Optional)

Steps:

  • Work the shortening into the flour until it's like coarse crumbs. (I use a spoon to do this). Add the buttermilk and stir until makes a ball in the bowl. You can either pinch off the dough or cut it with a biscuit cutter. I use a tin can because I like to make these biscuits good size like my mama's biscuits.
  • Grease or spray pan. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes until brown on top.
  • This recipe only makes 8 biscuits if you make them like I do.

SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK BISCUITS



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The recipe for these four-ingredient biscuits has been handed down for many generations. -Fran Thompson, Tarboro, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 8 biscuits.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
2 cups self-rising flour
3/4 cup buttermilk
Melted butter

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3-4 times. Pat or lightly roll to 3/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. , Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° until golden brown, 11-13 minutes. Brush tops with butter. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 508mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

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