Cat Head Biscuits

Name: Cat Head Biscuits
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), cake flour; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened; 4 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 1/4 cups, buttermilk (see note)

Desserts or Baked Goods
American
Southern
Make Ahead
Breakfast & Brunch
Breads

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2010, Cook's Country TV

As big as a cat's head, golden brown on the outside, but soft and fluffy as a dinner roll on the inside, these regional biscuits deserve national recognition.

SERVES 6

TIME 1 hour

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