Graceful Mary

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups AP flour
• 1 stick of cold butter (grated or cut into fine pieces)
• 1TBSP baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup of cold buttermilk (I use a powdered buttermilk but regular buttermilk will work)

Instructions:

• Preheat Oven to 425
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt with a whisk
• Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or massage into dry mix using hands. Do this until it appears crumbly.
• Add buttermilk and gently mix until dough is hydrated. Do not over mix.
• Put dough onto lightly floured surface and shape into a rectangle.
• To make biscuits flakey fold dough one side to the other and vice versa. (Like folding a hand towel) keeping its rectangular shape. Then roll it out.
• Do this a total of 3 times. (Don’t over work the dough because you won’t get those flakey layers.
• Roll out dough until it’s about 1/2 inch thick
• Using a biscuit cutter (or anything round) to the size you prefer cut out the biscuits and place in a cast iron skillet or baking sheet. Make sure they are touching one another. (This increases the rise)
• Bake at 425 for about 15 minutes or until golden brown
• Brush the tops with melted butter and serve immediately.