Cathead Biscuits

Ingredients (5)

• + 4 cups self-rising flour (such as WhiteLily®) add to pantry
• ✓ 1 pinch salt
• + 3 tablespoons room-temperature vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®), or as needed add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ¾ cups buttermilk, or as needed
• + ¼ cup melted butter for brushing, or to taste add to pantry