Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               Cups  white unbleached all-purpose flour
  2 1/2      Teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      Teaspoon  baking soda
  1           Teaspoon  sugar
     1/2      Teaspoon  salt
  3        Tablespoons  shortening
  3        Tablespoons  unsalted butter
     3/4           Cup  buttermilk (or Saco Buttermilk Blend - 3
  1              tbsp.  mixed with
                        flour) - scant
     3/4           Cup  water as liquid
                        milk or melted butter for brushing

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 F. Combine flour (and buttermilk blend - if using) baking powder, soda, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening and butter until mixture is coarse and grainy. Sprinkle buttermilk over mixture and stir lightly with a fork to blend. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead (8-10 times) until mixture is just rollable. Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick and cut into 2 inch discs with a cookie cutter. Brush tops with melted butter or sweet milk and bake on a lightly greased cookies sheet (12-15 minutes) until golden. About 1-1/2 dozen

Nutritional Information:

667 Calories (kcal); 73g Total Fat; (95% calories from fat); trace Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 93mg Cholesterol; 2919mg Sodium