Boarding House Biscuits

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 3/4 cup buttermilk, as needed

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°f.
• 2 whisk dry ingredients in a medium-size bowl.
• 3 using pastry blender, cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly with a few pea-size pieces of butter.
• 4 stir in enough of the buttermilk to make a soft, sticky dough.
• 5 turn out onto a lightly flourd surface.
• 6 quick knead dough just until it comes together being careful not to overknead.
• 7 roll out dough until it is 1/2-inch thick.
• 8 using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 bake until golden brown, about 18 minutes.
• 10 variations: biscuits with cheddar, chives and pepper--after you have cut butter into mixture, add 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives and 1/2 teaspoon coarsly cracked black pepper.
• 11 mix gently, then stir in the buttermilk.