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Plain
Milk Biscuits
Ingredients:
1 lb flour
1 cup milk
2 oz. butter
pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Rub the
butter into the flour, sprinkle in the salt, and make into
a
dough with the milk.
- Knead dough till smooth, than
roll out very thin.
- Cut into
small rounds, prick well with a fork, put on to a non-stick or floured
tin and bake
for about 8 to 10 minutes or until golden in color. They should not get
brown.
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Did You Know?
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In American English, a
"biscuit" is a small bread made with baking powder or baking soda as a
leavening agent rather than yeast (although a type of biscuit called an
'angel biscuit' contains yeast as well, as do those made with a
sourdough starter). This roughly corresponds to a "scone" in British
English usage. Biscuits, soda breads, and corn bread, among others, are
often referred to collectively as "quick breads" to indicate that they
do not need time to rise before baking.
Biscuits have a firm browned crust and a soft interior,
similar to British scones or the bannock from the Shetland Isles. A
sweet biscuit layered or topped with fruit (typically strawberries),
juice-based syrup, and cream is called shortcake. In Canada, both sweet
and savory are referred to as "biscuits," "baking powder biscuits," or
"tea biscuits," although "scone" is also starting to be used.
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