How Do You Make Baking Soda Biscuits?
It’s hard to beat the taste of steaming hot baking soda biscuits fresh out of the oven, slathered with a little fresh butter, honey or homemade jelly. Baking soda biscuits are light as a feather and surprisingly simple to make. This recipe makes 2 dozen flaky biscuits. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl, stirring until the ingredients are blended. Use your fingers to combine the butter and margarine into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles crumbs. Create a well in the center of the crumbs with a large spoon and pour the chilled buttermilk into it. Stir the mixture just enough to make a sticky dough. Don’t over-stir, because this will make the biscuits tough. Place the biscuit dough on a floured surface and sprinkle some flour on top. Fold the dough over several times, and press until it’s about an inch thick. Cut out the baking soda biscuits with a 2-inch biscuit cutter or the open end of a glass. Put
