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Biscuits II
This recipe for biscuits is adapted from the public domain cookbook A Little Book for A Little Cook.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour, 140 g / 4.9 oz; plus extra for dusting1 cup
- salt1/2 tsp
- baking powder2 tsp
- butter, cold1 tbsp
- milk, 125 ml / 4.2 oz1/2 cup
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 8 steps
Preheat the oven to .
Sift flour, salt and baking powder twice in a bowl.
Cut butter in with a knife until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add milk to the mixture and mix just until you get a soft dough—don't overmix.
Place dough on a floured board. Knead the dough gently until smooth. Roll out to ½ inch (1.3 cm) thick.
Cut out biscuits with a small cutter and place biscuits onto a greased pan.
If you have scraps of dough, knead into a ball, re-roll, and cut out more biscuits.
Bake for 15 minutes until nicely browned. Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and leave it to cool.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
