Biscuits
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…