Instructions: In a bowl, dissolve yeast in water, about 5 minutes. Stir in buttermilk. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. With a pastry blender, cut in but- ter until fine crumbs form. Stir in but- termilk mixture; gather into a ball. On a lightly floured board, knead dough until smooth, about 15 turns. Re- flour board and pat dough into a 6- inch square. Cut into 9 equal pieces. In a small bowl, beat white to blend. Dip top and bottom of each biscuit in white, then in sesame, to coat. Place slightly apart in a buttered 9-inch- square baking pan. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double, about 45 minutes. Bake in a 425F oven until deep golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack at least 15 minutes.

Makes 9.

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