4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter or shortening

Sift flour, mix baking soda and salt well with flour, work in butter or shortening, pour in enough buttermilk to make a soft dough that can be rolled (the less flour used, the lighter your biscuits will be).

Roll out thinly on a silicone mat or a work surface lightly dusted with flour. Cut using a biscuit cutter dipped into flour before each cut; bake in a preheated 400°F oven until puffed and golden brown.

Split and serve with pats of butter and a drizzle of honey or your favorite fruit jam.