CAST IRON: MAMAW'S BUTTERMILK BISKITS

Cast Iron:  Mamaw's Buttermilk Biskits

To start off with.... here are two of the best Dutch Oven Cook's Helpers EVER!!!  Emma and Hannah are two of the quickest studies I've ever seen.  Looking forward to loaning Miss Emma some of my cast iron for her first competition in April!! 

Now.... about them thar Biskits!!!

4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 TBS baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
12 TBS butter very cold
2 cup buttermilk
1.Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl
2.Cut the butter into chunks and cut into the flour until it resembles course meal.
3.Add the buttermilk and mix JUST until
combined. Mixture should be very wet.
4.Turn the dough out onto a floured board.
5.Gently, gently PAT (do NOT roll with a rolling pin) the dough out until it's about 1/2" thick.
6.Fold the dough about 5 times & gently press the dough down to a 1 inch thick.
7.Use a round cutter to cut into rounds.
8.Place the biscuits 16" dutch oven
9.Use 8 coals on bottom and 18-20 coals on top.
10.Bake for 12-15 minutes rotating lid & pot every 5 minutes
I make MONSTER sized Biskits, and this will turn out 8-10. 

I already had a big pot of stew going and desert taking up the Dutch Ovens...  So the Biskits went into a frying pan and into the oven in the "Tin Teepee"  Emma did the mixing and cutting...learned how to make a substitute buttermilk by putting lemon juice in with the cream.