Thick Water Biscuits

Ingredients

• Three pounds of flour
• Two and a half ounces of butter
• A pinch of salt
• One teaspoonful of baking powder
• Milk

Directions

1. Mix all well together into a stiff paste
2. Roll out one-half an inch thick
3. Prick them well
4. Cut them with a round cutter
5. And bake as quickly as possible,
6. But not in so hot an oven as the thin biscuits

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Tyler Fincher
Louisiana Anthology
July 18,2017