Grandmother Rhodes' Biscuits

Grandmother Rhodes’ Biscuits

1 cup plain flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

robin’s egg sized amounts of shortening (2)

buttermilk (enough to make soft dough)

Preheat oven to 425. Place egg sized amount of shortening in glass pie pan and place in oven to melt.

Sift dry ingredients together. Add egg sized amount of solid shortening by “cutting in” with a pastry cutter. Stir in buttermilk until a soft dough forms. Lightly flour kneading surface. Knead dough. Cut into biscuits. 

Place biscuits in pan, coating each side in melted shortening.

Place with sides touching for tall, fluffy biscuits.

Bake until very lightly golden on top.