From: David Hatfield <hderhut@charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2015

These biscuits are a cross between dropped and hand formed biscuits. My Grandfather called them campfire biscuits. We used to have them when we went fishing. He baked them in a cast iron skillet, with a cast iron lid, on the coals of the fire. As a kid I never paid attention to how they were made, but recently I asked my Aunt if she knew the method. I have no idea where this recipe came from, My Aunt had it hand written on a card. You can bake them in an oven, but I do them on top of the stove with cast iron skillet with lid. 

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                                          Easy Cast Iron Skillet Biscuits    

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      Amount             Measure              Ingredient             Preparation Method
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       2                         cups                        all-purpose flour
                    (or a 50/50 blend of all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour)
         1 1/2              tablespoon              sugar
        3                     teaspoons               baking powder
       1/2                   teaspoon                 salt
       1/8                  teaspoon                  baking soda
        2                    tablespoons            soft butter
         2                   tablespoons              shortening
                   (or you may substitute 2 tablespoon butter for shortening)
      1 1/4                   cup                          buttermilk
          2                   tablespoons            melted butter
          1                       cup                        all-purpose flour 

Preheat your oven to 475 degrees F.  

In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda with a whisk.

With a pastry blender, or your hands, cut in the butter and shortening into the four mixture until the the butter/shortening is about the size of peas. 

 Add the buttermilk to the mixture and stir just until combined. Allow this to sit for 3 minutes.

 In a separate bowl, place your additional 1 cup of flour. Using an ice cream scoop, or a 1/4 cup measuring cup, drop 1 scoop of biscuit mixture into the flour. Gently toss the biscuit in the flour and scoop the biscuit up from the bottom with your fingers. Lightly shake off the excess flour. Place the biscuit in a greased 10-inch cast iron skillet or cake pan. 

 Continue with the other biscuits until you have about 10 biscuits. Pour the additional 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the biscuits. Bake for 16-18 minutes. 

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David in Carolina                                          

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