@plantladylin I also learned to let the yeast proof before adding it. If you mix it with 1/4 cup of water and it just sits there, you have to throw it out and start all over because you've killed the yeast. If it bubbles up, it's okay. I understand about the quicker way. When we first retired and moved to Hot Springs Village, the ladies on our street used to host a luncheon once a month. We made all sorts of neat lunches. Once I made angel biscuits from scratch and it was an ordeal. A couple of years ago, I found a great angel biscuit recipe using self-rising flour, which was simple -- I now make this quite often and freeze the biscuits so I have them on hand. I always make them when our son visits us in DeLand on Mother's Day and he takes what we don't eat with ham for breakfast back to GA.