Angel Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast
1 c. sour milk or buttermilk (room temperature)
2 tsp. sugar
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening or melted margarine

Preparation

Mix yeast with milk and sugar.
Combine flour, soda and salt. Cut shortening into dry mixture with pastry cutter.
Add milk-yeast mixture and stir until ingredients are moist.
Turn out on lightly floured surface.
Knead 4 or 5 times, roll to about 1/2-inch thickness, and cut with floured biscuit cutter.
Dip in melted margarine and place on greased baking sheet.
Let rise, covered, about an hour.
Bake in preheated hot oven 12 minutes or until nicely browned.
Makes about 36.