Ganzies Biscuits are a beloved staple in my kitchen, and I just know they’ll become a favorite in yours too. These fluffy, golden biscuits come together so easily, and there’s nothing quite like pulling a warm batch from the oven.
The secret to these wonderful biscuits is the combination of baking powder and baking soda working together with cold vegetable shortening to create that tender, flaky texture. The buttermilk adds such a lovely tanginess that keeps folks coming back for more of these homemade treats.
I love serving these biscuits warm with butter and jam, or alongside a hearty breakfast or dinner. My grandchildren always request them, and there’s something so special about gathering around the table with a basket of fresh-baked biscuits still steaming from the oven.
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Ganzies Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 0.25 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 0.75 teaspoon Salt
- 0.75 cup Vegetable Shortening
- 0.75 cup Buttermilk
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is like coarse meal or like small peas.
- Start adding 3/4 cup buttermilk.
- Mix together with a fork and see if it looks like it will hold together.
- If it seems too dry, add more buttermilk until the dough will form a ball.
- Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and work just a little until you get a nice ball.
- Pat the dough into a circle about 3/4 inch thick.
- You want to work the biscuits as little as possible so the gluten doesnt start to develop.
- Also, these biscuits need to be a little thicker than most because they wont rise as much with all that shortening.
- Using a biscuit cutter, cut out the biscuits and put on an ungreased baking sheet.
- If you want to have crispy sides, give them some space on the sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.
