Title: Pepper Biscuits
Categories: Cajun Bread
Yield: 12 Servings

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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