Baking Powder Biscuits

Ingredients

• Four cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2-tablespoons white sugar
• 1 small teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 1 cup sweet cream

Method

1. 1

   Sift the baking powder with the flour two or three times, then add the sugar and salt.

2. 2

   Add the milk and cream.

3. 3

   Mix all with a spoon, roll out and bake in a hot oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Magnet users cook book (1920) by Petrie Manufacturing Co, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS. Four cups sifted flour, 2 teaspoons bak- ing powder, 2-tablespoons white sugar, 1 small teaspoon of salt, 1 cup sweet milk, 1 cup sweet cream. Sift the baking powder with the flour two or three times, then add the sugar and salt. Add the milk and cream. Mix all with a spoon, roll out and bake in a hot oven. A handful of currants is some- times added. If no cream is at hand, substitute 1 tablespoon of lard or butter.—Mrs. S. E. Sivesley, Box 109, Cromar, Alta, BREAKFAST ROLLS. Three eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon good butter (melted), 1 tablespoon sugar, a little salt, enough flour to make a paste. Cook in an oven, apply sweetened milk with a feather to the outside—Rene Oullet, Kamouraska, Que. BRAN MUFFINS. One cup of granulated sugar, 2 cups bran, 1 cup of sour milk, 1 cup flour, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon soda. If not stiff enough, add a little more flour. Bake in patty tins.—Mrs. Jas. R. Gordon, R. R. No. 2, Ingersoll, Ontario. BRAN BUNS. One cup flour, 1 large cup wheat bran, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, % teaspoon baking soda, % cup sour milk, 1 egg—Mrs. J. H.- Birkin, Hamilton, Ontario. CREAM BISCUIT. Two cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder

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