Wild Yeast (sourdough) Biscuits

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 night before:.
• 2 mix together the sponge ingredients, stirring well in a nonmetal bowl.
• 3 cover with plastic wrap (i place a shower cap over my bowl) and set aside until mix is bubbly, about 12 hours.
• 4 to make biscuits:.
• 5 melt butter and stir in sugar until well blended.
• 6 add all remaining ingredients to the sponge and knead the dough for about 10 minutes until elastic or until bounces back when poked.
• 7 let rise in a warm spot until double in bulk.
• 8 punch down dough, knead lightly a few times to get the remaining gass out.
• 9 pat out the dough until 1/2 inch thick and cut out biscuits with a biscuit cutter.
• 10 place on a well-greased cookie sheet and let rise again until double in bulk.
• 11 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 12 bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.