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Cathead Biscuits Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups sifted self-rising flour (White Lily is best)
1/3 cup lard
salt
Buttermilk

Directions:
Directions:
Sift flour into bowl. Add hint of salt.
Cut lard into flour using a fork or by hand. When fully incorporated, begin adding buttermilk until soft dough is formed.
Turn out on floured board and knead gently until dough is smooth and elastic.

Pull off dough the size of your palm (or cat head.) Roll until formed into the shape of a large biscuit and place in greased pan.

Bake at 400º for 12-15 minutes.or until done.

Serve warm with cane syrup and butter.

HINT: If you don't want to use lard, you can substitute shortening.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Anthony would make these for us every Sunday night. I believe he and his brother Gary had a running competition to see who made the best biscuits. Each one sure theirs was the best.

I still don't have the recipe quite right, but guess I'll just have to keep practicing.

 

 

 

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