Biscuit Yeast Powder

Ingredients

• Quart (4 cups) of flower
• 2 tablespoons of yeast or baking powder 
• Tablespoon of lard
• Teaspoon of salt

Directions

Batter

1. First you will take a pint (2 cups) of flower and sift it into a tin basin.
2. After sifting the flour into the tin basin, sift 2 tablespoons of either yeast or baking powder into the tin basin.
3. Now add a tablespoon of lard with a teaspoon of salt.
4. Once all ingredients have been added, quickly beat the mixture until the mixture is light.

Forming

1. Now sift a pint of flower onto a biscuit board.
2. Make a hole in the flour and pour in the batter.
3. Now begin to stir batter until the dough is soft, and keep as soft as possible.
4. Once the batter is soft, begin to roll out the batter and use the biscuit cutter to cut the biscuits.
5. Begin to bake biscuits as soon as possible.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Austin Kubisch
Louisiana Anthology
June 09, 2021