Monday, January 31, 2011

Sourdough Biscuits

1/2 cup sourdough starter
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cup unsifted flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon double acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 single salad oil, butter or bacon g

Mix the starter milk and 1 cup of the flour in a large bowl. (prepare the night before for breakfast.) Cover and keep at room temp. to let rise.

Turn this out onto 1 cup flour on a bread board.

Combine salt, sugar, b.p. and soda with remaining 1/2 cup of flour and sift over the top.

With hand knead lightly until the proper consistency.

Roll to a 1/2 inch thick.

Cut out and dip in either warm bacon grease or a mixture of half salad oil and melted butter

Place close together in a 9 x 9 pan and set in warm place to rise for about half hour

Bake in a 375 f oven

makes about 14 biscuits.