- 3 packages dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 5 cups self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups lukewarm buttermilk
Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda. Cut in shortening. Add buttermilk and yeast and mix. Place desired amount of dough on floured cloth, pat out, and cut with biscuit cutter. Let warm to room temperature before baking in a 350 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes. May be mixed, rolled, cut, and placed in oven immediately if desired or may be taken from refrigerator and placed immediately in oven without being allowed to rise. Mixture can be stored in covered bowl in refrigerator and used as needed. Keeps several weeks.
—Submitted by Deana Johansen
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