Angel Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. (1 Tbsp.) dry yeast
2 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. shortening
1/4 c. warm water

Preparation

Sift
dry
ingredients together, cut in shortening with pastry blender
or
knives.
Dissolve
yeast
in
warm
water (temperature
according
to
type
of yeast used) and add with buttermilk
to
dry
ingredients.
Mix
well.
Knead a little, adding
flour if dough seems sticky, until dough forms a ball. Roll out
and
cut with a biscuit cutter.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes
or
until done.
This biscuit dough can be made ahead and kept
in the refrigerator in a covered plastic bowl.
Use as much as you need at a time.
Cut biscuits can be made ahead and refrigerated or frozen, just put them on the pan and bake when you are
ready for them.
Dough can also be used to make small dumplings
for
soups
and stews.
Rolled out thin, the dough is a good crust for meat pies.
A real angel to have on hand!