- Preheat your oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the butter and shortening into the dry ingredients until you have a coarse texture. Make a well in the center of the flour, add the buttermilk and mix by hand until the dough just comes together in a ball and the sides of the bowl are clean.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured a work surface, pat into a 10-inch circle, about 3/4-inch-thick and cut with a lightly floured 3 inch pastry ring (we used heart-shaped as well). Place the biscuits on the baking sheet, just touching one another, then quickly reshape and repeat with the leftover dough. Brush the tops with buttermilk and lightly season with black pepper. Bake until the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes and serve hot. Makes about a dozen biscuits.
Tips
alternatively use cinnamon sugar for black pepper