Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 4 level cups flour
• 1 level teaspoon salt
• 2 level tablespoons shortening
• 2^ level tablespoons baking powder
• about 1^ cups milk

Method

1. 1

   Sift the salt and flour into a bowl; rub the shortening into it with the fingers.

2. 2

   Sift in the baking powder and mix well.

3. 3

   Mix into a soft dough with the milk.

4. 4

   Flour the board lightly, turn the dough out and roll it round to coat it with flour.

5. 5

   Knead just enough to make the dough smooth, roll out about an inch thick, and cut into small biscuits.

6. 6

   Place them in the pan, wet the tops with milk or water and bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 5 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook County cook book (1912) by Associated College Women Workers, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS.— 4 level cups flour, 1 level teaspoon salt, 2 level tablespoons shortening, 2^ level tablespoons baking powder, about Ij^ cups milk

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