Sam's Biscuits

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 2 rounded teaspoons baking powder 

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 3 rounded tablespoons shortening 

  • 1 package yeast 

  • ⅓ cup lukewarm water

  • 1 cup buttermilk 

Instructions:

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

  2. Work shortening into dry ingredients.

  3. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.

  4. Add yeast and buttermilk to flour mixture. Knead for 5 minutes.

  5. Refrigerate 3 or 4 days.

  6. Bake at 450 about 10 minutes. Serves 12.

This recipe is from Margaret Lee.