Mema's Biscuits

My grandmother always made a huge breakfast. That crazy woman would wake me up at 6am just to ask me how many eggs I wanted and how I wanted them prepared. She exhausted me just watching her and I was just a kid! Her typical breakfast: Eggs, homemade biscuits, gravy, sausage, and bacon. This was EVERY morning! She would always serve milk, orange juice, and apple juice to my brother and me...never just one.  She was known for her cooking and so well known that not many people tried to cook in her presence. She was my grandmother, but she was...well how do I put this...blunt and just down right mean sometimes! If your dish wasn't good she would tell you about it and not even blink an eye. Yep, she was a strong willed & hearted woman but I loved her dearly. This week I am posting my grandmothers homemade biscuit recipe. My brother and I LOVED these biscuits and would have thrown a complete fit if she didn't make them...although thankfully we never had to! (: This recipe was a secret for many many years. She would act like she was giving people the right ingredients but she would leave something out or change the measurements...at least we all speculate this. Well, she gave me the recipe a couple years before she passed and they taste identical to hers. Before my father passed away he also gave me her biscuit cutter. I will cherish it always!

Did I mention that EVERY time I make these biscuits I send a picture of them to my brother just to make him mad! Haha! He really hates me for it.  Oh and one more mention - These are not healthy and shouldn't be...they are good ole southern biscuits! (;

Mema's Biscuits
Ingredients
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup Crisco, melted

My grandmothers biscuit cutter!

In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Form a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk and mix lightly. Add the melted Crisco to the dough and continue stirring just until combined. Don't overmix (I use a fork as my grandmother did). Dough should be very wet and sticky in appearance (if it isn't add a little more buttermilk). Pour dough out onto a well floured surface and add additional flour on top of dough. Work dough lightly adding more flour, if needed, until dough is about 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits and place in a greased pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown - approx 15-20 min.  Enjoy!