Aunt Cora's Biscuits
- 1 1/2 cup sifted unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 cup sourdough starter
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda *
- 1/4 cup shortening, melted
* More Baking Soda may be added if the starter if very sour.
Place flour in bowl, add starter in a well, then add melted shortening and dry ingredients. Mix lightly and turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead until the consistency of bread dough, or of a satiny finish. Pat or roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness, cut and put on a greased pan. Coat all sides of biscuits with melted butter. Let rise over boiling water for 1/2 hour. Bake at 425°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings