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Meme’s Biscuits

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Meme most often made rolled biscuits. For large biscuits, she had a special aluminum cutter with a small wooden handle that fit in the palm of her hand. She cut out small biscuits with an empty apple juice can open at both ends. Some purists use lard instead of butter. Although I like biscuits made with lard and understand the tradition and history,

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2 cups?White Lily or other Southern all-purpose flour, or cake flour (not self-rising), more for rolling out
1 tablespoon?baking powder
1 teaspoon?fine sea salt
4 tablespoons?(1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits and chilled
3/4 to 1 cup?buttermilk
Preheat the oven to 500°F. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Pour in the...
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Nutritions

Calories
1286

Sodium
102mg
4% DV

Fat
129g
199% DV

Protein
6g
13% DV

Carbs
7g
2% DV

Fiber
1g
7% DV