Baking Powder Biscuits
From Recipes (Good Luck Margarine, 1927), 1927
Variations include Drop Biscuits, Old Fashioned Shortcake, Cheese Biscuits, and Orange Biscuits.
Presented as published in 1927. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Recipes (Good Luck Margarine, 1927) (1927) by John F. Jelke Co, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
milk to make soft dough. 4 . Flour board well, toss dough onto it, sprinkle flour over dough, toss into shape. Roll dough out ™% inch thick and cut. Place on ungreased baking pans. 5. Bake in hot oven (450°F.) about 12 minutes. VARIATIONS 1. Drop Biscuirs—Use 1 extra tablespoon GOOD LUCK. When dough is mixed, instead of rolling it, drop by spoonfuls onto un- greased baking sheets or tins. Bake as indicated. 2. OLD FASHIONED SHORTCAKE—Add 2 tablespoons GOOD LUCK to Baking Powder Biscuit Recipe, also 2 tablespoons sugar if slightly sweetened dough is preferred. Cut with large biscuit cutter for in- dividual shortcakes; for one shortcake, divide dough into two equal parts, rolling each one to just fit a deep cake pan; place one on top of the other, and bake as directed for biscuits. Or bake the whole mix in one ungreased pan, and when done, slit in two crosswise, spread generously with GOOD LUCK Margarine, then with berries, placing the other half on top. 3. CHEESE Biscurrs—Make baking powder biscuit dough. When ready to roll, sprinkle entire top of dough with grated cheese, then cut, etc. Or sprinkle grated cheese on top of each individual biscuit before placing in oven. Or add 14 cup grated cheese to the dough. 4. ORANGE Biscurrs—Make baking powder biscuit dough, and cut biscuits. Into the top of each biscuit press a small lump of sugar which has been dipped into orange juice. 8 | Goop Luck spreads hot toast and hot breads successfully ‘Recommended for Haky Biscuits and Shortcake. S trawberry ~ a Shortcake oe for recipe see age 8 ADDITIONAL GOOD THINGS FROM BISCUIT DOUGH DutcH AppLE CAKkE—To Baking Powder Biscuit recipe add 2 tablespoons sugar. 1. Place biscuit dough, unrolled, into round cake or pie tin. Smooth over top. 2. Place fresh apple slices, in overlapping rows, all around or across the pan of dough. 3. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture, and dot with GOOD LUCK. 4, Bake 35 minutes in moderate oven (350°F.). APPLE Postrs—To Baking Powder Biscuit
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