Aunt Cora's Sourdough Biscuits
Aunt Cora's Sourdough Biscuits recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
10 minCook
20 minReady
30 minLow Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
unbleached all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 3 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
melted |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sourdough starter
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
unbleached all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 15 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
melted |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
sourdough starter
|
* |
Directions
- More Baking Soda may be added if the starter if very sour.
Place flour in bowl, add starter in a well, then add melted shortening and dry ingredients.
Mix lightly and turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead until the consistency of bread dough, or of a satiny finish.
Pat or roll out dough to ½ inch thickness, cut and put on a greased pan.
Coat all sides of biscuits with melted butter.
Let rise over boiling water for ½ hour.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve with jam, cream or butter if needed.
