Pepper Biscuits

* Exported from MasterCook *

PEPPER BISCUITS

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cajun Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/2 c All purpose flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Coarse cracked black pepper
1/2 ts Baking soda
3/4 c Shortening
1 c Buttermilk

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 golden brown.
8-10 minutes. From Nathalie Dupree's "New Southern
Cooking"



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