Old Homestead Buttermilk Biscuits

1/4 cup warm water
2 tablespoons dry active yeast
5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 3/4 cups buttermilk

Place warm water in small bowl. Add yeast and stir to combine. Set
aside.
Sift 5 cups flour into work bowl of food processor fitted with mixing
blade. Add baking powder, salt, baking soda and sugar. Add shortening
and process until mixture is crumbly like coarse cornmeal. Add
buttermilk and yeast and mix well.
Roll dough out on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 1-inch.
With a biscuit cutter, cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds and place on a
baking sheet. Bake, no rising time is necessary, in preheated
400-degree oven 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Yield is
approximately 1 1/2 dozen biscuits.



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