Great Biscuits

Total Time: 24 hrs 18 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 8 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, plus
• melted butter, for brushing
• 1/2 cup cold vegetable shortening
• 5 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 3/4-2 cups warm buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and sugar. cut in the 4 tbs butter and the shortening until the mixture is crumbly.
• 2 sprinkle the yeast over the warm water.
• 3 stir briefly and let stand for 3 minutes to dissolve.
• 4 add the yeast mixture and 1 3/4 cups of the butter milk to the dry mixture, tossing with a fork to blend and moisten, making a soft dough, (add the additional buttermilk if the dough is too firm.).
• 5 cover loosely with a plastic bag and refrigerate for at least overnight, or up to two days.
• 6 divide dough in half and on a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough out 1 inch thick. (keep other half covered until ready to use).
• 7 cut into rounds, wedges, or squares with a knife or biscuit cutter.
• 8 brush with melted butter.
• 9 repeat with remaining half of dough.
• 10 place on a prepared baking sheet and brush a second time with melted butter or sprinkle lightly with flour if desired.
• 11 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 12 bake for 12 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned.