Baking-Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 quarts sifted flour
• 1 large teaspoonful salt
• 4 large teaspoonfuls baking powder
• 1 tablespoonful dripping or lard
• Cold water (sweet milk is preferable)

Method

1. 1

   Mix baking powder and salt into flour, rub in dripping or lard, then add enough cold water or milk to make a soft dough.

2. 2

   Roll into a sheet three-quarters of an inch thick, cut into circular cakes, and bake.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Manual for army cooks (1896) by United States. War Dept. Subsistence Dept., page 70. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ge teaspoonf ul dripping or lard. 1 cnji good yeast. Tepid water (milk and water preferable) to make a soft dough. Make sponge as follows : Rub the dripi^ing or lard into the sifted flour, mix in the salt, then the yeast 158 MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS. and enongli tepid water, or milk and water, to make a soft dough. Knead thoroughly and set to rise over night, the top sprinkled with flour. In the morning again knead the dough and set to rise again. When risen, knead again until the dough feels light and puffy ; then with floured hand break or pinch off pieces about the size of an egg, shape each piece into a ball, put into pan, and bake in a moderate oven fifteen or twenty minutes to a light brown. PARKER-HOUSE ROLLS. 2 quarts sifted flour. 1 cupful fresh yeast. 1 large tablespoonful sweet lard. 1 teaspoonful salt. Enough boiled milk (cold) to make a soft dough. Mix as directed in breakfast rolls, and let it rise all night. Knead well in the morning. Let it have a second rising. Roll the dough to about one-half inch thickness and cut into circular pieces. Fold half the circle on itself ; j^lace a piece of butter in the fold. Fold the other half to meet the first fold, placing the butter beneath it. Bake to a light brown. BAKING-POWDER BISCUITS. * 2 quarts sifted flour. 1 large teaspoonful salt. 4 large teaspoonfuls baking 1 tablespoonful dripping powder. or lard. Cold water (sweet milk is preferable)

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.