Bron,

My dad always just threw together some white flour, a teaspoon or two of baking soda stirred in really well, then took shortening (like Crisco, although some probably use lard) and cut it in with a fork, add a little milk to get them the right consistency to be rolled out.

He always put the pan in the oven with a little bit of Crisco in it to be melted.

Then he'd cut the biscuits out using a glass (usually one that was left over form having chipped beef in it, as it was a good size).

After that, he'd take the pan out, hold it with a hot pad, take each biscuit, pat one side in the melted shortening, then the other side and put it in the pan. He did that with each biscuit, then baked them until golden and risen.

When I get a chane, if someone doesn't do it before, I'll look inmy odl cookbook and get you the exact amounts, though we never measured.

kat