BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

2 cups flour or cake flour

1 tab. baking powder

½ tea. baking soda

5 tab. chilled solid vegetable shortening

1 cup buttermilk

Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda. Cut the shortening into the flour until coarse crumbs form. Add buttermilk, tossing with fork until dough forms. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gather into a disk. Knead lightly a few times just until smooth. (The dough can be made up to 2 hours ahead, wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated.) Pat dough to ¾” thick. Dip cutter in flour; cut out biscuits and place on ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with trimmings. Bake 425’ for 12 to 15 min. Serve hot. For speedier preparation cut into square-shaped.

OLD FASHIONED BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

2 cups flour

3 tea. baking powder

½ cup shortening or margarine

2/3 - 3/4 cup milk

2 tab. sugar

Mix all dry ingredients together, cut shortening into mixture, add milk. Immediately bake at 450' for 8-12 min.