Alabama Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
6 Tbsp. shortening
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. lukewarm buttermilk
butter

Preparation

Sift the flour, sugar, salt and soda together into a bowl and cut in the shortening.
Dissolve the yeast in the buttermilk, then stir into the flour mixture.
Turn out onto a floured board and knead 30 times.
Roll out 1/4-inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter.
Butter tops and stack 2 biscuits together until all are stacked.
Place on a baking sheet and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Bake at 400\u00b0 until brown.