Recipe - Aunt Coras Biscuits

1 One half cup Sifted Unbleached Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 One half cup Sourdough Starter
3 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 One half teaspoon Baking Soda *
One fourth cup Shortening, Melted

* More Baking Soda may be added if the starter if very sour.

Place flour in bowl, add starter in a well, then add melted shortening and
dry ingredients. Mix lightly and turn out onto a lightly floured board and
knead until the consistency of bread dough, or of a satiny finish. Pat or
roll out dough to One half inch thickness, cut and put on a greased pan. Coat
all sides of biscuits with melted butter. Let rise over boiling water for
One half hour. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.

From the "Complete Sourdough Cookbook" by Don and Myrtle Holm.