5 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 cups buttermilk
3 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons sugar (I use less sugar)
1 yeast cake, dissolved in 1/2 cup lukewarm water with some sugar

Sift dry ingredients together. Add shortening. Mix well. Add dissolved yeast and buttermilk. Work all this together until it makes a soft dough. Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator until ready to use. Take out as dough is needed. Roll into 1/2 inch thickness on floured board and cut.

Bake at 400°F on a greased shallow pan for 10 to 12 minutes. This dough will keep several weeks in the refrigerator.

Yield: about 2 dozen biscuits.