Five Roses Cook Book

Two thousand Canadian cooks sent in their best recipes; the mill printed them, and put its own flour in every one.

Biscuits

25 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Biscuits

MIX the flour, baking powder and salt together and dry thoroughly. The best way to do this is to sift these ingredients together 2 or 3…

Prepared Flour for Biscuits

Have the flour prepared in bulk as follows: To 16 lbs. of Five Roses flour, add 1/4 lb. soda and 1/2 lb. cream of tartar and mix. Sift all…

Plain Biscuits (Women's Institute Recipe)

4 cups Five Roses flour (sifted) 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 2 dessert-spoons white sugar 1 (small) teaspoon salt 1 cup…

Plain Biscuits (First Prize Fall Fair)

Into 1 sifter of Five Roses flour, put 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar. Sift 2 or 3 three…

Arrowroot Biscuits

2 cups arrowroot 1 cup Five Roses flour ⅔ cup butter Milk to stiffen. Sift the arrowroot and flour. Rub the butter into the flour and stir…

Baking Powder Biscuits

2 cups Five Roses flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk and water (half of each) 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon…

Buttermilk Biscuits

2 cups Five Roses flour (sifted) 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt Lard size of walnut Buttermilk (enough to make…

Light Cream Biscuits

4 cups Five Roses flour 2 eggs 1 cup sweet cream 2 teaspoons baking powder Pinch of salt. Note. Ginger or other spice may be added to taste.

Sweet Cream Biscuits (Eggless)

4 cups Five Roses flour 1 cup sweet cream 1 cup skimmed milk 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt. It is important…

Dream Biscuits

1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1½ teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon cream 1 pinch soda in the cream 2 eggs (well-beaten) Five Roses flour to…

Icing for Dream Biscuits

1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon vanilla 3 tablespoons cream Icing sugar to thicken.

Heather Biscuits

2 cups brown sugar 3 eggs Pinch of salt 1½ cups shortening ¾ cup water 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups oatmeal 1 cup Five Roses flour (or…

Lemon Biscuits

lb. butter 3 eggs 2 cups white sugar 1 pint sweet milk 5c. worth baking ammonia (pulverized) 5c. worth oil of lemon 6 cups Five Roses…

Light Foam Biscuits

1 quart Five Roses flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon lard 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup (coffee cup) sweet milk 1 egg (beaten…

Potato Biscuits

2 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups finely mashed potatoes 1 tablespoon lard Pinch of salt Water to make biscuit…

Irish Potato Biscuits

Boil and mash six or eight potatoes. While warm, lay on a floured pastry-board and run the rolling-pin over and over them till they are…

Pin Wheels

Put 2 teaspoons soda and 4 teaspoons cream tartar into 1 quart Five Roses flour. Sift twice. Add 2 large tablespoons lard and butter mixed…

Caraway Seed Biscuits

2 cups Five Roses flour 1 teaspoon (heaping) baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons (heaping) caraway seed 4 teaspoons (heaping) sugar…

French Tea Biscuits

1/4 cup sugar 1 egg (not beaten) Piece of butter size of egg (melted) 1 cup sweet milk 1 nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups Five Roses…

Rice Biscuits

½ pound white sugar ½ pound ground rice ½ pound butter (or ¼ pound butter, ¼ pound lard) ½ pound Five Roses flour ½ teaspoon baking powder…

Cream Tea Biscuits (Makes 10 Biscuits)

1 cup thin sweet cream 2 cups Five Roses flour (or enough to roll) 1 teaspoon baking powder to each cup of flour. Put the cream in mixing…

Crushed Wheat Biscuits

3 cups crushed wheat flour 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 cup sugar 1 large tablespoon shortening 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons baking powder…

Bannock

1½ pounds Five Roses flour ½ pound butter or lard ½ pound raisins ½ pound currants 1 ounce candied peel 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon carbonate of…

Cheese Rolls

Make a dough as for baking powder biscuit. Roll lightly with rolling pin until a little thicker than for pie crust. Spread liberally with…

Sausage Rolls

Make a dough as for biscuits. Roll thin and cut into large rounds. Spread one-half thickly with sausage meat and turn the other side over…

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