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                            PEPPER BISCUITS

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cajun                            Breads

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2 1/2   c            All purpose flour
  1       tb           Baking powder
    1/2   ts           Salt
  1       tb           Coarse cracked black pepper
    1/2   ts           Baking soda
    3/4   c            Shortening
  1       c            Buttermilk

 Preheat oven to 450-500F.  Sift 2 cups of the flour
 with the baking powder, salt, pepper, and baking soda
 into a bowl.  Cut in the shortening with a pastry
 blender or fork, or work it in with your fingers.  Add
 the buttermilk to make a soft dough, mixing just until
 the dough holds together.  Flour your hands.  Pull of
 a piece of dough the size of a biscuit and dip the wet
 edge into the extra flour.  The roll or pat into a
 biscuit.  Place slightly touching, on a lightly
 greased baking sheet. Bake until golden golden brown.
  8-10 minutes. From Nathalie Dupree's "New Southern
 Cooking"



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