Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Biscuits

Back in my younger days I worked at Cracker Barrel and they use White Lily Self-Rising Flour, shortening and buttermilk to make their biscuits…they don’t use a biscuit mix.

We’ve been told they use lard in making their biscuits and dumplings too.

what kind of shortening? Do they use lard?
You can use vegetable shortening

They still use self rising flour, cut in the shortening and add buttermilk while mixing in the mixer. I used to take a 1 gallon pitcher and fill it heaping full of the flour mixture (we pre-made the flour mix to keep up with business) dump in the mixer, then 1/2 gallion of buttermilk and mix. I am a little fuzzy on that one. The dumplins use the same flour mix as the flour mix FYI.. I think the recipe for us to make the flour was (you can cut it down of course)

15 pounds of self rising flour (in mixer)
44 ounces (I *think*) shortening

throw in a mixer with a paddle attachment and mix for 3 (or 5?) minutes.