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Place rack in center of oven and turn heat to 450 degrees.
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Lightly grease a 9x13 or other baking pan or cookie sheet.
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Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl.
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Place the slices of butter into the bowl.
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Using clean hands, or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture until the pieces of butter are small and about the size of peas or similar to grated cheese pieces.
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Add 3/4 cup cold buttermilk to the mixture.
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Fold the buttermilk and flour-butter mixture together. Do not stir, just fold until the flour is absorbed.
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If the mixture is too dry, add a couple tablespoons of additional buttermilk.
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Dump the mixture out onto a clean, floured surface.
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The mixture will probably still be a bit dry and crumbly. Take the dough and pat as best as you can into a small square or circle, about 1 inch thick.
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Fold the mixture over onto itself once.
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Repeat and fold together again. Each time you fold the dough onto itself, it will start to come together and become less crumbly.
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Fold mixture again, for a total of three times folding together.
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Pat gently into a circle or rectangle about 6 inches wide. Use a 2-3 inch biscuit cutter and cut into circular or square shapes. You should be able to cut about 9-10 biscuits from one recipe.
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Place biscuits onto baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.