Ingredients:
- 1 stick cold salted butter, cut into cubes, plus 2 tablespoons melted
- 1/2 cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into cubes
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/3 cup powdered milk
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup finely shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1 1/4 cups cold buttermilk
Directions:
- Put the cold butter and shortening in a bowl in the freezer. reheat oven to 450 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the flour, powdered milk, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt in a large bowl and stir.
- Add the cold butter and shortening and cut into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter until pea-size pieces form. Add the cheese and cut in with the pastry cutter.
- Drizzle in half of the buttermilk and stir with a fork. Drizzle in the remaining buttermilk; stir until the dough just comes together.
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead twice. Pat to a 1-inch thickness. Use a 2½-inch round cutter to cut out biscuits. Gather the scraps and cut out more biscuits. Arrange on the baking sheet and brush with the melted butter.
- Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the biscuits are deep golden brown on the bottom, 11 to 12 minutes.
