Place stick of butter into the bottom of a dutch oven pan.

Place into a cold over and preheat oven to 425.

Remove from oven after about 6-8 minutes or when butter is melted. Set dutch oven aside.

Add flour, baking powder and salt to a mixing bowl. Use a pastry blender to cut in sour cream.

Stir in soda and mix dough. Dough will be sticky.

Using your hands, knead dough in the bowl, there's usually some flour in the bottom that needs to be mixed in.

Place dough onto a floured surface and shape until you have about an 8" round of dough, about 1-½" thick,

Use a 2-½ inch round cutter to cut biscuits and place them into the dutch oven filled with butter. Biscuits can touch on the sides.

Bake for 25-28 minutes or until tops are browned. Remove from oven and let stand to cool slightly before removing and serving warm.