Cast Iron Skillet Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (or a 50/50 blend of all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour)
• 1 ½ tbsp sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp baking soda
• 2 tbsp soft butter
• 2 tbsp shortening (or you may substitute 2 tablespoon butter for shortening)
• 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda with a whisk.
2. With a pastry blender, or your hands, cut in the butter and shortening into the four mixture until the the butter/shortening is about the size of peas.
3. Add the buttermilk to the mixture and stir just until combined. Allow this to sit for 3 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, place your additional 1 cup of flour. Using an ice cream scoop, or a 1/4 cup measuring cup, drop 1 scoop of biscuit mixture into the flour. Gently toss the biscuit in the flour and scoop the biscuit up from the bottom with your fingers. Lightly shake off the excess flour. Place the biscuit in a greased 10-inch cast iron skillet or cake pan.
5. Continue with the other biscuits until you have about 10 biscuits. Pour the additional 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the biscuits. Bake for 16-18 minutes.