Pepper Biscuits

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	All purpose flour
1 tablespoon	15ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Coarse cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Shortening
1 cup	237ml	Buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 450-500F. Sift 2 cups of the flour with the baking powder, salt, pepper, and baking soda into a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or fork, or work it in with your fingers.

Add the buttermilk to make a soft dough, mixing just until the dough holds together.

Flour your hands. Pull of a piece of dough the size of a biscuit and dip the wet edge into the extra flour.

The roll or pat into a biscuit. Place slightly touching, on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake until golden brown--8-10 minutes.

From Nathalie Dupree's "New Southern Cooking"

Source:
Cajun Country Recipes

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