Buttermilk Biscuits

2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour

2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

⅓ cup butter

¾ cup buttermilk

Combine all the dry ingredients and sift into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and blend in well. Stir in the buttermilk and blend till the dough holds together. Turn out on a floured board and flour the top of the dough lightly. Knead about 3 minutes and pat or roll out in a circle about 1 inch thick. Cut the biscuits any size you like, dip them into melted butter, and arrange on a baking sheet or a 9x9-inch buttered pan. Bake at 450° about 12 minutes.