Step-by-Step: Making buttery, flaky biscuits
Step 1: Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
Step 2: Cut in the shortening.
Step 3: Add buttermilk, and stir to form dough.
Step 4: Lightly knead the dough.
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Step 5: Cut out biscuits.
Step 6: Arrange the biscuits upside down on a greased baking sheet.
Making buttery, flaky biscuits is easy once you know how.
(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)