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Cathead Biscuits

Cathead Biscuits

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  • 30 Min
  • 8 Servings
  • $5.5

INGREDIENTS

  • Dry Ingredients

    • 4 cups self-rising flour (such as White Lily®)
    • 🧂 1 pinch salt (Optional)

  • Wet Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoons room-temperature vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®), or as needed
    • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk, or as needed
    • 🧈 ¼ cup melted butter for brushing, or to taste

STEPS

1

Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch cake pan.

2

Sift flour and salt together into a large mixing bowl. Make a dent in flour by pushing flour from center toward sides of bowl.

3

Add 2 walnut-size lumps of shortening and a splash of buttermilk to the flour where you made the dent. Work the shortening into the flour using fingers in a twisting motion until fully incorporated.

4

Pour buttermilk into the flour about 1/4 cup at a time, continuing to work it in with your fingers until the buttermilk is completely incorporated into a sticky dough.

5

Roll dough into 8 large balls and drop into prepared cake pan. Press dough balls with back of fingers to flatten until they touch and are about 3/4- to 1-inch thick.

6

Bake in preheated oven until the tops are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

336

Calories

  • 8
    Protein
  • 49
    Carbs
  • 12
    Fats

💡 Use high-quality self-rising flour like White Lily® for fluffiest biscuits.Avoid overworking the dough to keep the biscuits tender.Brush melted butter on top for enhanced flavor and golden color.Serve hot with homemade sausage gravy for an authentic Southern experience.Adjust buttermilk quantity as needed to achieve a sticky dough consistency.