These biscuits have become one of our signature items at The Lady & Sons Restaurant. Everyone really looks forward to us bringing them out, whether it be after they are seated or while they are waiting in line.
Ingredients
2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1⁄3 cup Crisco shortening
3⁄4 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup buttermilk
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, and sugar together using a fork; cut in shortening until it resembles cornmeal. Add cheese. Stir in buttermilk all at one time just until blended. Do not overstir.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls (I use an ice cream scoop to give biscuits a nicer shape) onto a well-greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Makes 8 large biscuits
Excerpted from The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook by Paula Deen. Copyright © 2009 by Paula Deen. Excerpted by permission of Random House Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Buy the book now.