Thick Water Biscuits

Ingredients

• Three pounds of flour
• Two and a half ounces of butter
• Pinch (1⁄8 teaspoon) of salt 
• One teaspoon of baking powder
• Milk

Directions

Dough

1. Mix all ingredients well into a a stiff paste  
2. Roll out one sheet half an inch thick
3. Prick the dough well
4. Cut them with a round cutter and blade as quick as possible

Cooking 

1. Bake them in a oven, but not as hot as the thin biscuits

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.

Prepared by Paul W. Haire

Louisiana Anthology

July 19,2017