Sadie's Recipe ⋮ Sadie's Buttermilk Biscuits

This country fair award-winning recipe was perfected by my grandmother on the northern Canadian prairies. Sadie's advice - leave little chunks of lard the size of peas when cutting the flour in. Can be served at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup lard
• 2 cups buttermilk

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and baking powder. Cut lard into flour mixture using a pastry blender until crumbly; stir in buttermilk. Turn mixture onto a floured surface and knead just a few times to form a moist dough.
3. Roll dough out 1-inch thick; cut biscuits with a cookie cutter or round glass. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden, about 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories215.7
• carbohydrateContent22.9 g
• cholesterolContent11.9 mg
• fatContent11.9 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent3.8 g
• saturatedFatContent4.7 g
• sodiumContent336.7 mg
• sugarContent1.4 g