Baking Powder Biscuit
A historical recipe from The A B C of Cooking, by Adeline Balch Coit (1917).
A historical recipe
The A B C of Cooking: for men with no experience of cooking on small boats, patrol boats, in camps, on marches, etc., by Adeline Balch Coit (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #45838.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 1 ingredient
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- 2 cups of flour 4 teaspoonsful of baking powder 1 teaspoonful of salt 1 tablespoonful of lard 1 tablespoonful of butter ¾ cup of milk and water in equal parts Mix the dry ingredients as well as you can with a spoon, then add the milk and water.
- Roll out and cut into biscuits, and bake about ten minutes in medium hot oven.
Plating
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