KFC Biscuits

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda

3 tablespoons vegetable shortening

4 teaspoons Butter Flavor Crisco

1 cup buttermilk

DIRECTIONS:

-PREHEAT oven to 400°F; COMBINE 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in a large mixing bowl; CUT in shortenings until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

-STIR in 1 cup buttermilk just until a soft dough forms (dough will be very loose and sticky at this point).

-SPRINKLE flour over a large wooden board; TURN dough onto a floured board and knead gently 10 to 12 times or until no longer sticky, re-flouring board as necessary while kneading.

-DIVIDE dough in half; GENTLY pat or roll each half into an 8-inch circle 1/2-inch thick.

-CUT out biscuits – pressing straight down – with a 2-inch biscuit cutter.

-REFORM scraps, working it as little as possible and continue cutting …