Perfect Southern Biscuits

So I did it! I made perfect biscuits! Well actually, that should read, So I did it! I found the perfect biscuit recipe online! 

So courtesy of Sir Alton Brown, these are beautifully light and fluffy biscuits. I've made dozens of biscuits, dozens of biscuit recipes, and they've all been, goodish. But these, these are the best. Now I did tweak the recipe just a tad, and they went perfectly with a hot bowl of soup. I can't wait to serve these with a giant ladle of gravy. Yum.

Ingredients for 10-12 biscuits

• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons cold butter
• 2 tablespoons cold shortening
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

In a measuring cup, combine the milk and vinegar.Set aside in the refrigerator. 

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Using your fingertips, quickly break the butter and shortening into the dry ingredients until a crumbly dough is created. 

Make a well in the center and pour in the milk-mixture. Stir until the dough comes together. It will be very sticky. Transfer to a well floured surface. With floured hands, fold the dough over on itself 6 times. Press the dough down to 1 inch.

Cut out as many 2-inch rounds as possible before re-rolling out the dough and cutting out more rounds. Work the dough as little as possible!

Bake the biscuits for 15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.