BUTTERMILK DROP BISCUITS

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This recipe is from Lodge Cast Iron, and is also featured in Cast-Iron Cooking for Dummies. It's designed to take advantage of a cast iron biscuit pan or a cast iron skillet or griddle. I used the basic recipe last night, and they came out tender and fluffy like a drop biscuit but with the taste of a good ol' buttermilk biscuit. I'll include variations from both sources in my end notes.

Provided by Misa3446

Categories     Breads

Time 25m

Yield 7 biscuits, 7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cold
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt. Stir the dry ingredients together.
  • Make sure you are using cold butter or shortening, and cut into the dry mixture with a pastry blender, fork or knife method. The mixture will have a coarse crumb consistency when you are ready for the next step.
  • Pour in the buttermilk, and stir just until everything is blended. Take care not to overmix.
  • Drop Biscuit Pan method: If you have a drop biscuit pan, spoon in the dough into each well, filling it pretty full. I used a 7 well cast-iron pan. If you don't have a pan - see the next step.
  • Skillet or Griddle method: Mound the dough into about 7 biscuits onto your griddle or in your skillet. (Make sure these are oven-proof!).
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Variations: For parsley biscuits, add 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley. For a garden vegetable biscuit, add 2 tablepoons finely grated carrots, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley, and 1 tablespoon of finely chopped green onion.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5, Fat 14, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 37, Sodium 432.9, Carbohydrate 31.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 3.8, Protein 5.6

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