I made these last night and they are wonderful! I just used plain flour for all the flour and
salted butter. I just added a little less salt. I baked them in a preheated cast iron skillet, placing the biscuits all together. I melted 2T crisco in the hot pan before placing the biscuits in for baking! enjoy!
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, plus 1 tablespoon
1 1/2 cups cake flour
3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided, plus more for work surface
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons sea salt, divided
2 tablespoons shortening, cold
1 cup buttermilk
Directions
Cut 1/2 cup of the butter into 1/2-inch pieces and refrigerate it along with the shortening. In the bowl
of a food processor, fitted with the steel blade, pulse together the cake flour, 3/4 cup of the all-
purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the butter and shortening and
pulse to combine, until small crumbles are present. 6 to 8 times, or Add the buttermilk and pulse until
a dough ball forms, about 5 to 6 times.
Dust a dry work surface with flour and have the remaining 1 cup ready for kneading. Turn the dough
out onto the floured work surface. With floured hands, gently press the dough out into an 11 by 8-
inch rectangle, about 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick, dust lightly with flour and gently fold it over in thirds, like
a letter. Roll or press out to a 6 by 6-inch rectangle again about 2 inches thick. Cut the dough into 9
squares (2 by 2 inches each) with a pizza cutter. Transfer the biscuits to a silicone mat or parchment
paper lined baking sheet about 1/2-inch apart. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let them rest at
room temperature for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Melt the remaining tablespoon butter and brush tops with melted
butter, then sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt.
Place baking sheet in the middle of the oven and immediately turn oven down to 450 degrees F. Bake
for 12 to 16 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove biscuits to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.
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