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                                            Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 12  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    Goes great with sausage gravy or just warm spread with marmalade or preserves. Fill some with sausage patties and freeze to have ready for a quick breakfast from the microwave! Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                2 cups all-purpose flour  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/4 teaspoon baking soda  |  
                                                1 tablespoon baking powder  |  
                                                1/2 cup vegetable shortening  |  
                                                1 cup buttermilk  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F,. 2. Sift dry ingredients together. 3. Mix in shortening with pastry blender, fork, or fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 4. Form a well in center of flour and pour buttermilk in. 5. Mix flour into this, stirring and working until flour leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball. 6. When it comes away from sides without sticking too bad, it's ready. 7. Otherwise, work in a little more flour. 8. Place dough on floured surface and knead 5-6 times. 9. Do not knead too much or dough will become tough. 10. Roll or pat out to about 1/2  thickness and cut with biscuit cutter or floured glass. 11. Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet. 12. Bake at 450 degrees F. 13. for 8-12 minutes or until light golden. 14. Brush tops with melted butter, if desired. 15. Serve warm with sausage gravy or butter and preserves, if desired.                              | 
                         
                         
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