Butter Biscuits

Ingredients

• one and one-fourth pounds of butter
• six pounds of flour
• one-half ounce of salt
• one quart of milk or water

Method

1. 1

   Rub butter into flour, add salt and milk to make a smooth dough.

2. 2

   Let rest a while, roll out one-fourth inch thick, dock well, cut out round, and bake in medium heat.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Perfection in baking (1895) by Emil Braun, page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Butter Biscuits. ENGLISH. Rub one and one-fourth pounds of butter in six pounds of flour, fine ; add one-half ounce of salt, one quart of milk or water

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