Angel Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. warm water (105-115~)
1 c. shortening
5 c. flour
2 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. sugar
butter or margarine, melted

Preparation

Grease 1 baking pan with melted butter or margarine. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
Set aside.
Combine flour, sugar, and baking soda together in mixing bowl.
With pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine buttermilk and yeast water.
Add to flour mixture; stir with fork until moistened.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
Roll dough out 1/2-inch thick.
Cut with 2 inch biscuit cutter, dipping cutter into flour between cuts.
Press cutter straight down without twisting for straight-sided evenly shaped biscuits.
Place close together in prepared pan.
Cover with damp cloth and let rise 1 hour (dough does not double in size).
Bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned. Brush tops with butter or margarine while hot.
Yields:
Makes about 30-40 biscuits.