The farm cook & rule book

% teaspoonful salt 4 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls fat Sift the dry ingredients together and work in the fat with the tips of the fingers. Gradually add the milk, mixing it in with a knife. The dough should be as soft as can be handled without sticking. Turn on to a lightly floured board, roll lightly % inch thick and cut with a floured cutter. Bake in a hot oven from 12 to 15 minutes. Parisian Biscuits Use the ingredients for Baking Powder Biscuits, only add an additional tablespoonful of fat and I/2 cupful of chopped raisins. Mix the raisins with a little of the flour and work them into the biscuit dough the last thing before rolling it. Roll about I/2 i^ich in thickness and cut or drop by spoonfuls into a pan. Brush the top with milk and bake. Cheese Biscuits Use the Baking Powder Biscuit dough, only add 1 well beaten egg to it. Roll out, cut biscuits and sprinkle one-half of these with grated cheese. Cover with other biscuits and bake in a quick oven. Quick Coffee Cake Use the Baking Powder Biscuit dough, adding 1 extra tablespoonful of fat to it. Place the dough in a pan; a round one about 4 inches deep is desirable. Spread a mixture made by combining 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1 tablespoonful of flour, 1 tablespoonful of sugar and l^ teaspoonful of cinnamon on top. Bake in a hot oven. Fancy Biscuits Add 2 tablespoonfuls of fat to the Baking Powder Biscuit mixture, roll out and cut in tiny circles. Place 3 raisins or 1 nut meat on top of every circle and brush the tops with melted butter. Bake in a hot oven. Pinwheels Use the same ingredients as for Baking Powder Biscuits, only add 1 tablespoonful of fat, making 3 in all. Roll the dough about 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle it with 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon. Dot with butter and then distribute 1/2 cupful of chopped raisins and 1 tablespoonful of citron evenly over the top. Roll like a jelly roll, cut off 1/2 inch slices and place them, the cut side down, in a greased pan. Bake 15 minutes in a hot oven. Jam Rolls Add 1 tablespoonful of fat to the Baking Powder Biscuit dough, roll 1/4 inch thick and spread with strawberry, raspberry or blackberry jam. Roll like a jelly roll, cut off 1/2 inch slices and place cut side down in a greased pan. Bake in a hot oven. Serve with a pudding sauce. Fruit Dumplings Make biscuit dough, using 3 tablespoonfuls of fat. Cut rather large biscuits and in the center of them place well cooked dried fruit or canned fruit and sprinkle with a little sugar and a dash of spice. Bring the edges of the biscuit together with a twist, covering the fruit. Bake in a hot oven and serve with a sauce made from sweetened fruit juice thickened with a little cornstarch. Steamed Dumplings Roll out biscuit dough, cut in six parts and pat every one into a square. Place a small pared and cored apple in the center of every piece, sprinkle with brown sugar and a dash of nutmeg and fold the corners of the dough about it, pressing them together tightly. Steam 45 minutes and serve hot with a pudding sauce. Meat Pie Covering Use a biscuit dough made with 4 tablespoonfuls of fat instead of the 2. Dumplings