Basic Biscuits

Ingredients
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
5 cups flour
1 Tbs salt
10 Tbs or 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs chilled butter
2 cups buttermilk or 2 Tbs lemon juice and enough milk to make 2 cups

Procedure
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Cut in the butter and mix in with your fingers until dough resembles coarse sand. Add buttermilk or milk lemon juice mixture. Mix until combined. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or two. Roll out dough to 3/4 inch thickness; stamp out biscuit sized rounds and place on a lined baking sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes.

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