1 c. plus 2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. Crisco
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 tbsp. Crisco for frying pan
1 black iron skillet

Mix dry ingredients together. Blend in the Crisco until the mixture is coarse and grainy with a fork. Then, using a fork, stir in the buttermilk. Do not overmix. Put out on a floured board and knead a few times. Pat out the dough to about 1 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter or glass. (Flour the cutter). Do not handle the dough too much or it will get tough.

Place 1 tablespoon Crisco in the frying pan and put the pan in the oven for about 7 minutes at 500 degrees. Remove pan from oven and place biscuits in pan. Turn each once in the oil and bake the biscuits at 500 degrees for 10 minutes or until light and brown.