Biscuit

Ingredients

• Two quarts flour (full)
• one quart milk or water
• one cup lard
• one-half cup yeast
• one tablespoon sugar
• salt

Method

1. 1

   Melt lard in half the milk (or water); when boiling, pour on the flour, scalding it.

2. 2

   Add remaining cold milk, other ingredients, and mold thoroughly.

3. 3

   Let rise very light (5 to 6 hours), then stir down and keep cold.

4. 4

   Work down as it rises until cold, then mold and leave in a cool place.

5. 5

   This dough keeps a week and can be rolled, cut, and baked like soda biscuit.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mother Hubbard's cupboard (1887), page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BISCUIT. Two quarts flour (full) ; one quart milk or water, one cup lard, one-half cup yeast, one tablespoon sugar, salt

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