Rich Biscuit Dough

Ingredients

• two cups flour
• two teaspoons baking powder
• butter about size of egg
• wet with milk
• part water

Method

1. 1

   Make rich biscuit dough with flour, baking powder, salt, and butter.

2. 2

   Wet with milk and part water to make a soft dough.

3. 3

   Handle little as possible.

4. 4

   Roll in two sheets; spread one lightly with butter, place the other on top; bake in a quick oven.

5. 5

   When done, put sweetened oranges between layers and around the cake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Times cook book, no. 2 (1905) by Los Angeles Times, page 134. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

rich biscuit dough with two cups flour, two tea- spoons baking powder, salt, butter about size of egg; wet with milk and part water

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