Southern Biscuits By Alton Brown Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 cups flour , sifted
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1-1/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. shortening ( spectrum organic)
1 cup buttermilk
instead of 2 tsp. cream of tartar and 1-1/4 tsp. baking soda you can use 4 tsp. baking powder and 1/4 tsp. baking soda.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Using your fingers, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. Make a well in the center and pour in buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together. It will be very sticky. Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top of dough with flour and gently pat out until about 1 inch thick. Cut out biscuits with 2-inch cutter or glass with same diameter. You will need to dip cutter often to keep from sticking. Place biscuits so they are just barely touching on cookie sheet. Reform scrap dough and cut again. Biscuits from second and third pass will not be as tender. Bake for about 12 minutes until biscuits are tall and brown.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	225.42 Kcal (944 kJ)
Calories from fat	106.33 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	11.81g	18%
Cholesterol	9.88mg	3%
Sodium	854.54mg	36%
Potassium	159.84mg	3%
Total Carbs	26.17g	9%
Sugars	1.02g	4%
Dietary Fiber	2.76g	11%
Protein	3.8g	8%
Iron	1.6mg	9%
Calcium	98.2mg	10%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	331.73 Kcal (1389 kJ)
Calories from fat	156.47 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.39g	18%
Cholesterol	14.54mg	3%
Sodium	1257.52mg	36%
Potassium	235.22mg	3%
Total Carbs	38.52g	9%
Sugars	1.5g	4%
Dietary Fiber	4.06g	11%
Protein	5.6g	8%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	1%
Iron	2.4mg	9%
Calcium	144.5mg	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

4.9

Points
6

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low cholesterol,
good source of fiber

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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