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Baking-Powder Biscuit
From The new Kentucky home cook book, 1884
Serves 8
Recipe by Mrs. Laura C. Dimmitt.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
258Calories
7 gProtein
49 gCarbs
4 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories258 kcal
Protein6.8 g
Carbohydrates49 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars0 g
Total Fat4.1 g
Saturated Fat0.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat1.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.8 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium178 mg
Potassium86 mg
Calcium110 mg
Iron3.7 mg
Magnesium17 mg
Phosphorus104 mg
Zinc0.5 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0.5 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A0 mcg
Vitamin E0 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.6 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg
Niacin (B3)4.2 mg
Folate100 mcg
Choline0 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water6.2 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
BAKING-POWDER BISCUIT. Take one quart of flour, one-third of a tea-spoonful of soda, one tea-spoonful of baking-powder, one tea-spoonful of salt, lard the size of an egg, enough sour milk to make into a soft dough. Mrs. Annie Lee. DROP BISCUIT. Take one quart of flour, one table-spoonful of lard, two heaping tea-spoonfuls of baking-powder well mixed in the flour, a little salt, a little over half a pint of sweet milk or enough to make a stiff batter. Drop into greased pans, and bake quickly. Mrs. Peale, Carlisle, Ky. EXCELLENT BISCUIT. Sift one quart of flour with two tea-spoonfuls of baking- powder, butter the size of a walnut, one-half tea-spoonful of salt. Stir one-half tea-spoonful of soda into one pint of sour cream. Mix and bake as quickly as possible. Mrs. John W. Power. The New Kentucky Home Cook Book. 143 BAKING-POWDER BISCUIT. Take one quart of sifted flour, put iuto it three tea-spoon- fuls of baking-powder also sifted. Mix thoroughly. Rub into this a piece of shortening (half lard and half butter ) about the size of a large egg, a little salt, and one pint of sweet milk
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