Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour*
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon soda
- ⅓ cup shortening
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
Directions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and soda into bowl.
- Cut in shortening thoroughly, until mixture looks like meal.
- Stir in almost all the buttermilk.
- If dough is not pliable, add just enough milk to make a soft, puffy, easy-to-roll dough.
- Rough up dough on lightly floured cloth-covered board.
- Knead lightly 20 to 25 times, about ½ minute.
- Roll a little less than ½ inch thick.
- Cut with floured biscuit cutter.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
*If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.