Cat Head Biscuits
2 cups of flour 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of salt 5 tablespoons of lard or shortening About 1 cup of buttermilk
Sift the dry ingredients together and cut in the lard or shortening. Add enough buttermilk to make a soft dough. Pinch off about a lemon-sized ball of dough for each biscuit and pat out with your hands. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes at 450 degrees or until the tops are golden brown. Remove the biscuits form the oven and rub butter on the tops of the hot biscuits to coat.
Good with some gravy and salt pork