Ingredients
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3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/3 cup plain yogurt
1 egg
2 tablespoons melted butter
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 390 degrees.
In large bowl wisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In medium bowl wisk buttermilk, yogurt and egg.
On a chilled cutting board, cut 1 stick of butter into 1/4 inch pieces using knife blade only to move pieces around while cutting.
Add to flour mixture, toss lightly with finger tips.
Add shortening to flour mixture, dropping a 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
Rub butter and shortening into flour mixture, using fingertips only-so heat from hands does not melt the butter. Mix until it resembles course crumbs.
Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Stir just until evenly moistened.
Turn out on floured board. Sprinkle a little flour on top.
Fold dough in half- 5 times, shaping dough into a rectangle as you fold.
Pat out till 1 3/4 inches thick.
Cut 6 biscuits into 2 inch rounds.
Gather left over pieces of dough and shape into same size biscuit.
Place biscuits on large ungreased baking sheet. Space 2 inches apart.
Bake 17-18 minutes, brushing with melted butter the last 2 minutes.
Place baked biscuits under broiler 1 minute.
Serve warm.
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