Manor Castle Hill

ASH’S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS INGREDIENTS - 2 cups self raising flour - 1/4 cup vegetable shortening such as Crisco - 3/4 cup – 1 cup full fat buttermilk - A little less than a half stick of butter METHOD 1. Preheat your oven to 260 degrees celsius. 2. Using your fingers, work the shortening in with the flour in a large bowl until the flour appears crumbly, about the size of little peas. Stir in the buttermilk with a wooden spoon. Start with 3/4 cup & add a little more if need be. 3. Lightly dust your countertop with a little flour. Now, here is when the pizza cutter comes in! Pat the dough down into a neat rectangle – no reason to do any kneading really. Using a pizza cutter, slice the biscuits into 8 or 10 squares. Place the biscuits into a greased cast iron pan or if you don’t have one, a round cake pan or casserole dish will do, with the sides of the biscuits just touching. 4. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter & pour that on top of the biscuits. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned. 5. Melt a couple more tablespoons of butter & brush that on top of the freshly baked biscuits.