Maryland Biscuit

A dish that gets its character from flour and lard.

Biscuits, Breakfast Cakes, And Shortcakes

contains glutencontains dairycontains meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 470 ml flour
  • 80 ml lard
  • 5 ml salt
  • Milk and water in equal quantities
  • _Southern Pupil_
Make it lactose-friendly
  • Milk and water in equal quantities → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix and sift flour and salt; work in lard with tips of fingers, and moisten to a stiff dough. Toss on slightly floured board, and beat with rolling-pin thirty minutes, continually folding over the dough. Roll one-third inch in thickness, shape with round cutter two inches in diameter, prick with fork, and place on a buttered tin. Bake twenty minutes in hot oven.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories509
Protein8.6 g
Fat23.6 g
Carbs63.6 g
Fiber2.3 g
Sodium788 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States