The recipe for actor Ben Johnson’s famous buttermilk biscuits, as shared by the Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum, calls for all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, and shortening. A key step is to melt the shortening in the biscuit pan before baking, turning the cut biscuits in the melted shortening to coat them.

Servings: 16-20 Biscuits

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 heaping teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup shortening, melted in a biscuit
pan

STEPS

1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Mix together all dry ingredients.

2) Add buttermilk and blend in well. Roll out on a floured board.

3) Cut with a biscuit cutter, then turn in melted shortening in a pan.

4) Bake until lightly browned.

5) Makes about 16 to 20 biscuits.