Add one cup stewed and sifted squash to [Milk Bread].
Baking Powder Biscuit
- 2 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons butter or
2 tablespoons lard or
1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon lard
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
¾ to 1 cup milk or
half milk and half water
Mix and sift the dry ingredients. Add shortening and chop with knife until mealy. Add milk gradually until a soft spongy dough. Turn on to a floured board; toss with knife until whole surface is floured; pat lightly with rolling pin until one half inch thick. Cut in rounds and bake immediately on buttered sheet in quick oven, about twelve minutes.
Drop Biscuit
Use receipt for [Baking Powder Biscuit], using enough milk to make a drop batter.
Drop into buttered muffin pans and bake in hot oven.
Fruit Biscuit
Roll Baking Powder Biscuit mixture to one fourth inch; brush with melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and chopped raisins and citron.