Angel Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. buttermilk
1/3 c. sugar
5 c. self-rising flour
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
3/4 c. shortening (Crisco or other white)

Preparation

Put
dry yeast in the 1/4 cup water to soften.
Heat the buttermilk, sugar and shortening until the sugar is melted.
Do not
boil.
Pour
in bowl; add part of the flour and stir well. Add
the
softened
yeast;
stir until blended well and add the remainder
of the flour.
Knead until well mixed.
Sometimes it takes more than the 5 cups of flour.
Do not make the dough too stiff.
Roll
out.
Makes about 90 (2-inch) party biscuits to a batch of dough.
The biscuits can be frozen for further use.