Magnificent Buttermilk Biscuits

Description
This is a recipe I obtained from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hager estate in Canton, Texas in 1982.
 * Contributed by catsrecipes y-group

Ingredients

 * 2 cups self-rising flour
 * 1½ teaspoons baking powder
 * 2 teaspoons sugar
 * ¼ cup vegetable oil
 * 1 cup buttermilk
 * melted butter

Directions

 * 1) Combine flour, baking powder and sugar in a mixing bowl then stir together raking flour up sides of bowl to form a hole then pour buttermilk and oil into hole and gently stir flour into liquids.
 * 2) Mix until flour is completely blended with liquids.
 * 3) Dough should be moist but not sticky.
 * 4) Turn out dough onto floured surface and knead several times.
 * 5) Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness and cut with biscuit cutter.
 * 6) Knead remaining dough 2 or 3 times and repeat procedure until all dough is used.
 * 7) Bake biscuits on lightly greased baking sheet at 450 °F for 12 minutes then brush with melted butter.