Grandma's Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:
1/4 cup granulated sugar, sifted
5 cups self- rising flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder, sifted
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups buttermilk, chilled
1/2 cup water, chilled
2 tbsp. Salted butter, melted for brushing

Directions: Preheat oven to 450F.  Line baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl and all the dry ingredients whisk until combined. Add the shortening
and crumble with fingers until coarse crumbs form. Make a well in the center of the
flour mixture and pour the milk and water into the well and mix just until the flour
is just combined. The dough should be sticky turn out onto a floured surface and
sprinkle with flour over top of dough pat and fold left and right sides of dough and
roll into a ball and repeat once more. Use a floured rolling pin and roll to an inch
thickness and use a 2 inch biscuit cutter and cut out 12 biscuits. Brush with melted
butter and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown serve hot with butter and
jelly of your choice enjoy!