Angel Biscuits

Angel Biscuits

Ingredients:
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
water, bottled, generic
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
leavening agents, baking soda
sugars, granulated
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400*F.
Dissolve yeast in water in small bowl and set aside.
Sift flour with baking powder, soda, sugar, and salt into large bowl.
Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk and yeast mixture and toss briskly with a fork just until dough holds together.
Knead dough lightly on well-floured surface 1 minute.
Roll to a thickness of 5/8 inch, then cut with well-floured 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.
Bake on ungreased baking sheets for 15 minutes or until biscuits are puffed and pale tan.
Serve at once.