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Sourdough Biscuits

Source of Recipe


Red Steagall (as featured in American Cowboy)






List of Ingredients



• -- Starter --
  
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 3 cups water
  
• Sugar as needed
  
• .
  
• -- Biscuits --
  
• 4 to 5 cups flour
  
• 2 cups starter
  
• 2 Tbsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
  
• 1/4 cup oil
  






Instructions



1. For starter: In a crock-type container, blend starter ingredients well. Cover loosely with a cloth-type material, and store in a warm place. Add 1/4 cup sugar per day. When bubbly, it is ready to use.
   
   
2. For biscuits: Build a nest in the flour, and pour 2 cups starter into the nest. On top of the nest, add baking powder, salt and brown sugar, and blend into the starter. Then add oil, and blend into starter, slowly working the flour from nest into starter. When dough becomes pliable, pinch off in balls about the size of a hen's egg, and place in a well-greased pan or skillet. Crowd the dough balls in until full. Let rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
   
   
3. Place the pan in a preheated 425-degree (F) oven for 20 minutes. Cook until golden brown. Serve with butter and molasses.