Rich Biscuit

Ingredients

• 2 C. flour
• more fat
• 1 Tb. sugar
• 2 eggs
• l^ C. milk

Method

1. 1

   Make the same biscuit dough, using more fat and 1 Tb. sugar.

2. 2

   For liquid, use 2 eggs well beaten and 1.5 C. milk.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Notes and recipes, freshman domestic science, H. Sophie Newcomb memorial college (1915) by Harriet Amelia Boyer, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 C. flour Griddle Cakes 1 C. liquid to 1% C. flour Waffles 1 C. liquid to 2 C. flour Muffins or cake 1 C. liquid to 3 C. flour Biscuits or bread 1 C. liquid to 4 C. flour Pastry 1 C. liquid to 6 C.-f-Aour Cookies Sour Milk and Soda. ^ T. soda in 1/4 C. thick, sour milk equals the gas pro- duced by 1 level T. of baking powder. The soda should have all lumps crushed or sifted out before measuring. The meas- ure should be accurate and the soda should be dissolved in 1 T. of hot water before adding to sour milk. Soda may be used with lemon juice also, to produce gas for leavening dough. Use a scant 3/2 T. soda for every cup of sour milk, or for 2 Tb. lemon juice. Baking: Powder. 2 oz, soda 2 oz. cornstarch (Weights must be accurate) 4 oz. cream tartar Mix thoroughly, sift 6 times, and keep in tightly covered tin box. This makes 14 lb. baking powder . Biscuit, With Sour Milk. 2 C. flour % C. sour milk 2 T. baking powder I/3 T. soda 1 T. salt 1 Tb. hot water 3 Tb. fat Mix dry ingredients. Dissolve the soda in hot water, then beat into the sour milk. Mix dough at once and bake as other biscuit. Biscuit. 2 C. flour 3 Tb. Fat 4 T. baking powder % C. milk or water 1 T. salt Mix and sift dry ingredients "Work fat in evenly. Add liquid gradually and mix with spatula. Roll on floured board till 1/2 in. thick. Cut out and bake from 12 to 15 minutes in hot oven. Or, do not roll, but drop by spoonfuls on baking pan. Rich Biscuit. Make the same biscuit dough, using more fat and 1 Tb. sugar. For liquid, use 2 eggs well beaten and l^ C. milk

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