Alton’s southern biscuits

 https://altonbrown.com/southern-biscuits-recipe

• 12 ounces all-purpose flour (plus an additional 1/2 cup for dusting)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ounce unsalted butter (chilled*)
• 2 ounces shortening (chilled)
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk (chilled)

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Whisk together all the dry, powdery stuff (except the flour for dusting, of course) in a large mixing bowl.
3. Using your fingertips, rub the butter and shortening into the dry goods until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Make a well in the middle of this mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Stir with a large spoon until the dough just comes together. Then knead in the bowl until all the flour has been taken up.
5. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, then start folding the dough over on itself, gently kneading for 30 seconds, or until the dough is soft and smooth.
6. Press the dough into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a 3-inch round cutter, cut out biscuits, being sure to push the cutter all the way through the dough to the work surface before twisting to “punch” out the biscuit. Make your cuts as close together as possible to limit waste.
7. Place the biscuits on a half sheet pan (preferably aluminum, which is highly conductive) so that they just barely touch. Reroll scraps and punch out as many biscuits as possible.
8. Use your thumb to create a shallow dimple in the top center of each biscuit**, and bake until the biscuits are tall and light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the biscuits out into a kitchen towel-lined basket and let cool for several minutes before buttering and devouring.

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Buttery Dinner Rolls

1 egg
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons dry yeast
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 tsp salt
4  Tbsp  butter -- (1/2 stick) melted

1. Heat milk and water to 90 F in microwave.
2. Add ingredients to bread pan in order shown. Drizzle melted butter over flour.
3. Select dough cycle.
4. After first rise, punch down and form rolls. Place on greased baking sheets, cover with plastic wrap and rise until doubled.
5. Brush with butter/egg wash if desired
6. Bake at 350 for 10-20 minutes
   

Makes 12 rolls

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