Categories: Breads- Rolls- Biscuits- Corn bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions
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Sift together flour, baking soda and salt into large bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meat. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add all the buttermilk at one time. Stir to make soft dough.
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Turn onto a lightly floured board ad knead about 30 seconds. Pat or roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2-inch biscuit cutter.
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Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 450 degree oven 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
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makes about 12 biscuits.
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Can be made ahead and frozen to warm in microwave later.