Fences: Gabriel's Biscuits
Fences: Gabriel's Biscuits inspired by the 2017 Oscars movie and Pulitzer Prize winning play, Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour (9oz / 255g)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter cold and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 1 cup cold buttermilk (8oz / 227g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine your dries and mix to combine. Add the shortening and butter and cut the butter into the dries until the butter gets to about hazelnut size pieces.
- Add the buttermilk and mix just until it comes together. The dough will be sticky and shaggy. Do not overwork it. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out until it's 1" thick. Cut out the biscuits with a biscuit cutter and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes until lightly golden brown.
Notes
- Keep the butter and buttermilk as cold as possible. The biscuits will come out much flakier if you use cold ingredients.
- Try not to over work the dough. Overworking the dough will lead to cakey and tough biscuits.
- 12 minutes was the perfect bake time for my oven. Keep an eye on the biscuits because it will dry out if it's in the oven for too long.