southern biscuits

Hello again my hungry friends! I took the weekend off,wasnt making anything to spectacular to share.But yeaterday I did make Southern Buttermilk Biscuits to go with our steak dinner..enjoy

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
3 c all purpose flour
2tbs sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2tsp baking soda
1/2tsp salt
1/2c shortening chilled
1c buttermilk
1/4 c melted butter

heat oven to 450 degrees

In med bowl,combine flour,sugar,baking powder and soda and salt.Cut in cold shortening with pastry blender until it looks like cornmeal.Add buttermilk stirring until well mixed.Turn dough onto floured board and kneed lightly.Roll out to about a 1/2 inch thickness and with biscuit cutter cut about 12 biscuits.Place on greased baking sheet,brush with butter and bake for about 10 min.Brush hot biscuits again with melted butter and enjoy!