Ingredients

1 cup sourdough starter
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

Twelve hours in advance, combine sourdough starter with buttermilk and 2 cups flour. When ready to mix, turn soft dough onto mixing board covered with 1 cup flour.

In a small bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients; sprinkle over dough on mixing board. With spatula, work dry mixture into dough; knead lightly. Pat out to the circumference of the Dutch oven lid.

Cut in circles and dip in melted butter. Fit biscuits tightly inside 12-inch Dutch oven. Let rise 30 minutes by placing three coals on the lid of the Dutch oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned with 6-8 coals underneath the oven and 22-24 coals on the lid.