Angel Biscuits

• 1/2 cup warm water (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
• 1 (1/4-oz.) envelope active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup shortening, cubed
• 2 cups buttermilk
• Parchment paper
• 1/4 cup butter, melted and divided

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes.
2. Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; cut butter and shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Add yeast mixture and buttermilk to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and chill 2 hours to 5 days.
3. Preheat oven to 400u0b0. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 or 4 times. Gently roll dough into a 3/4-inch-thick circle, and fold dough in half; repeat. Gently roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Reroll remaining scraps, and cut with cutter. Place rounds, with sides touching, in a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet or on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush biscuits with 2 Tbsp. melted butter.
4. Bake at 400u0b0 for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with remaining melted butter, and serve.

warm water, active dry yeast, sugar, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cold butter, shortening, buttermilk, paper, butter

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/angel-biscuits-6 (may not work)