Angel Biscuits

Angel Biscuits

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup warm water
1 tbs sugar or Splenda
1/8 tsp baking soda
3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbs or 1 envelope active dry yeast
1 cup low fat buttermilk
Thinly sliced country ham


Heat oven to 400°.
Mix buttermilk and baking soda together. Mix yeast, sugar, salt and water together. Let stand until foamy.
Combine flour and shortening, stirring until mixed. Mix in buttermilk mixture. Mix in yeast mixture.
Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

Step 2---Pat out dough to 1/2" thickness on a floured board. Cut biscuits with a 2" cutter.
Place on a baking sheet and let rise 20 min.

Bake biscuits 12 min. or until golden brown. Split and fill with thinly sliced country ham,

Makes 18 biscuits.