Milk Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. of butter
• 1 qt. of milk
• 1 gill of yeast
• salt to taste
• as much flour as will form the dough

Method

1. 1

   Stir flour into the milk to form a very thick batter, and add the yeast; this should be done in the evening.

2. 2

   In the morning, melt the butter near the fire, pour it into the sponge, then stir in enough flour to make a dough; knead well and leave to rise.

3. 3

   When perfectly light, butter your tins, cut the dough into cakes and let them rise; bake in a very quick oven.

4. 4

   Rub over the tops with water and serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Ideal cook book (1899) by Anne Clarke, page 83. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Milk Biscuits—Inegredients—¥ lb. of butter, 1 qt. of milk, 1 gill of yeast, salt to taste, as much flour as will form the dough

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