Butter Biscuit
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
In a bowl, mix the flour, lard, and baking powder until soft.
Preheat a griddle over low heat.
Cook
Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the griddle.
Cook slowly for about 15 minutes without greasing the griddle.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Flour
- Provides the structure that holds the biscuits together as they cook.
- Lard
- Adds fat that tenderizes the dough and gives a rich, short texture.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas as it reacts with heat and moisture, helping the biscuits rise and lighten.
The step that matters
Cook slowly for about 15 minutes. Low, steady heat lets the centre cook through before the outside browns too deeply. Cooking too hot can scorch the surface while the inside stays raw.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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