This is the better recipe, but a little harder to make.

2 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
3 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 package active dry yeast
5 to 6 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Crisco for frying.

To start:

1. In small sauce pan, heat buttermilk until bubbles from at edge. Set aside to cool to 110 degrees to 115 degrees F.

2. When cool, stir in egg, oil, sugar and yeast until well combined; set aside five minutes.

3. In large bowl, stir 5 cups flour, salt, baking powder and soda. Make a well in center, pour milk min into well. Stir until soft dough forms.

4. Knead 8 to 10 times, invert bowl over dough and let rest 30 minutes or double in size.

5. Heat 2" of oil, or melted shortening to 375 degrees (just smoking).

6. Shape into 1 1/3" balls, then roll or stretch out to 3 1/2" rounds. Fry, turning once to brown, about 2 minutes on each side.

I just tear off about a palm size piece, and stretch it out by hand. BE SURE to make a hole in the center of each bread, with your finger, before frying, otherwise they don't rise while cooking for some odd reason!

Here is the original recipe, but with out lard...I learned it on the Res, and used it for years till I found the one above.

4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon oil (OR I plop in about 2 big tablespoons of mayonnaise instead of oil)
1 1/3 cups warm water, approximately
Oil for deep frying

1. In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

2. Add oil (or mayonnaise), warm water in small amounts until mixture reaches the consistency of bread dough.

3. Knead until smooth and elastic, place in bowl, cover and let dough rest for 10 minutes.

Heat 2 to 3 inches of oil in skillet or deep fryer to 400 degrees ....

Follow the above directions for stretching out, hole in center, and frying.