Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. self-rising soft wheat flour
1/8 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl.
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until shortening is the size of peas.
Add buttermilk, stirring with fork, until dry ingredients are moistened.
(Dough will resemble cottage cheese and be sticky.)