Old Fashioned Soda Biscuits
2 cups Flour 2 tsp. Baking Soda 4 Tbsp. Shortening
3/4 cup Sour Milk or Buttermilk, I prefer Buttermilk
Sift, then measure flour and sift again with the baking soda
and salt. With a fork or two table knives, work shortening
into flour mixture until crumbly. Make a well in center of
mixture and pour in all but a couple of tbsp. buttermilk.
Stir to make a soft dough.
Quickly add the rest of milk if need and stir in with fork.
On floured surface, lay your piece of dough. To be a good
biscuit maker, the less you work the dough the better.
Sprinkle top of dough with flour to prevent sticking. With
hands knead dough no more than 5 or 6 times. Pat dough out
to 1/2" thin. We always cut this biscuit with something no
bigger an opening then a baby food jar. They raise up nice
and high and have no bitter taste that baking powder has.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 475
degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
To make your own Sour Milk if you don't have Buttermilk on
hand------Add 4 Tbsp. Vinegar to 3/4 cup of milk.
BonApetite' PattyG from Mo.
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