Beaten Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
Flour – 8 cups, sifted
Soda – ¼ teaspoon
Sugar – ½ teaspoon
Lard – ¾ cup
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Directions
MAKING
1) In a bowl, sift the flour, sugar and salt and soda together
2) Slice the lard into the flour mixture and mix in to resemble a fine meal
3) Add 1 cup of water and blend in thoroughly
4) Place the dough on a wooden board and pound using a hammer
5) Turn the dough frequently for about 20 t0 30 minutes till the dough blisters and becomes satiny in texture
6) Roll out the dough to 1/3 thickness and cut with a small biscuit cutter
7) Bake the biscuits for 25 minutes at 400F till lightly browned
SERVING
8) Serve warm
1) In a bowl, sift the flour, sugar and salt and soda together
2) Slice the lard into the flour mixture and mix in to resemble a fine meal
3) Add 1 cup of water and blend in thoroughly
4) Place the dough on a wooden board and pound using a hammer
5) Turn the dough frequently for about 20 t0 30 minutes till the dough blisters and becomes satiny in texture
6) Roll out the dough to 1/3 thickness and cut with a small biscuit cutter
7) Bake the biscuits for 25 minutes at 400F till lightly browned
SERVING
8) Serve warm