Herb- Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Family Circle magazine

Categories: bread- rolls- cornbread

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 6 Tbsp. solid vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, herbs, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.
  3. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until consistency of coarse cornmeal. Add buttermilk; stir with fork until dry ingredients are just moistened.
  4. Drop rounded tablespoons of butter onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart for total of about 24 biscuits.
  5. Bake in 425 degrees oven 12 to 14 minutes, until browned; halfway through rotate sheets; front to back; switch rack positions. Serve warm.

  6. makes 24 biscuits

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