Buttermilk Biscuits

Make: 6-7 biscuits

Ingredient:
2 cups flour (I used 1 cup of cake four and 1 cup of all-purpose flour)
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon butter, cold
2 tablespoon shortening, cold
3/4 cup buttermilk, cold

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degree F.

2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. (The faster the better, you don't want the fats to melt.) Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together.

3. Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press dough into a 1 inch thick. Cut out and place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheat oven for 12-15 minutes or until light gold on top. When they are finished baking, brush with melted butter.

Good homemade biscuit!

The original recipe is from Alton Brown at www.foodnetwork.com