Mom's Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1.225 gram butter, grated into bowl
• 2.1 cup sugar
• 3.3 teaspoon baking powder
• 4.1 egg
• 5.5 tablespoon milk and water, half milk, half water — approximately 2½ T each
• 6.salt, pinch
• 7.plain flour, 4–5 cups; enough for a soft workable dough

Method

1. 1.Grate the butter into the bowl and cream well with sugar.
2. 2.Add egg. Beat well.
3. 3.Add milk and water mixture and mix well.
4. 4.Add baking powder, flour and salt. Mix well. Dough should be soft but workable.
5. 5.Roll on a floured board until thin. Cut out various shapes.
6. 6.Beat an egg in a glass and brush the biscuits generously with egg wash.
7. 7.Dip each biscuit in sugar.
8. 8.Place biscuits fairly closely on a greased baking sheet.
9. 9.Bake in a 400°F (200°C) oven until golden brown.

Notes

• Handle carefully — these biscuits are fragile.
• Flour quantity: '4–5 small cups' — add enough to form a soft but rollable dough.
• The unusual technique of grating cold butter (rather than softening at room temperature) is noted in the recipe.
• This recipe appears on the same card as Brandy Snaps.