Title: Buttermilk biscuits #1
 Categories: Bread
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 tb Baking powder
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      5 tb Chilled solid vegetable
           -shortening
      1 c  Buttermilk
 
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together
  flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender
  or 2 knives, cut the shortening into the flour mixture until coarse
  crumbs form.
  
  2. Add the buttermilk, tossing with a fork until a dough forms.
  
  3. Turn dough out 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 until
  ready to use.)
  
  4. Pat the dough to 3/4-inch thick.  Using a biscuit cutter or a glass
  dipped in flour, cut out biscuits. Place the biscuits, 2 inches
  apart, on an ungreased baking sheet. Gather dough trimmings, pat to
  3/4-inch thick, and cut out more biscuits.
  
  5. Bake the biscuits until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.