Recipe: Sourdough Biscuits (without baking powder)

Sourdough Biscuits

1 cup sourdough starter
1/4 cup melted shortening
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup flour

Mix well all ingredients. If dough seems rather stiff, you may add a little sweet milk to it.

Bake in muffin pans or greased cookie sheet in hot oven 15 minutes or until brown.

Sourdough Biscuits

1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sourdough

In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add oil and sourdough, stir until combined. Drop biscuits by the spoonful into a lightly greased 10 inch pie pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Sourdough Biscuits

1 cup sourdough starter
1 tsp. each of salt, sugar, and soda
1 tbsp. shortening
3 to 4 cups sifted flour

Place flour in a bowl; make a well in the center and add sourdough starter; stir in salt, soda, and sugar. Add shortening. Gradually mix in enough flour to make a stiff dough. Pinch off dough for one biscuit at a time; form a ball and roll it in melted shortening. Crowd the biscuits in a round 8 inch cake pan. Allow to rise in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes before baking.

Bake at 425 degrees until done.

Hi Nancy,

Here are three biscuit recipes that don't use baking powder for you to try. You can find many recipes for starter that have been previously shared by using the recipe search box at the end of this message and entering:
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Happy Baking!

Betsy