Soda Biscuit

 Soda biscuits

½ teaspoon baking soda

¾ cup buttermilk

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening

Dissolve soda in buttermilk; stir well. Combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle buttermilk mixture evenly over flour mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. 

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 4 to 5 times.

Roll dough into ½ inch thickness; cut with a 2 inch biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. 

Yield: 1 dozen

NOTE:

Lard can be used instead of shortening.