YEAST STAR BISCUITS

Yeast Star Biscuits, east star, star, yeast, angel biscuits.... I just wanted to get your attention! If you're a biscuit lover or if your a dinner roll person, these biscuits are for you. A perfectly balanced cross between biscuit and yeast roll, I'm talking gooood here. All this with very little hassle, no refrigerate dough, no rise and punch, just make biscuits adding a little yeast. The results are amazing! No, you don't have to cut them in the shape of a star but they are a star biscuit.

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INGREDIENTS

5 cups plain flour

1 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup water

1 cup shortening

1/3 cup sugar

2 tsp salt

1 package dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)

1 1/2 cup buttermilk 

DIRECTIONS

Sift flour, soda and baking powder together in large bowl; cut in shortening, mix with hands, use your fingers (like snapping your fingers) to make shortening the size of small peas. Dissolve yeast in warm water, mix well, ( I use a 1 cup measuring cup), measure buttermilk in a four cup measuring cup (let sit until yeast begins to bubble). Pour yeast into the buttermilk; blend thoroughly, then add to dry ingredients, Stir well, knead, adding more flour if necessary. On a floured board, knead several times, roll to about 1/2 inch; cut with star cutter or your favorite biscuit cutter. Brush tops with melted butter if you like. Bake at 450 degrees until golden brown, about 10 t0 12 minutes, depending on oven. These biscuits freeze well, both uncooked and cooked. If you choose to freeze uncooked, freeze them on your baking pan then transfer to freezer bags.