BAKING CLUB IN FRENCH: BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

Fannie Farmer’s Baking Powder Biscuit

Materials

• 5 mixing bowls
• 5 table or butter knives
• Something to roll dough on (parchment paper)
• Cooking trays
• Cookie cutters
• Timer

Ingredients

• 2 cups farine (flour) + extra for dusting board
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons beurre  (Butter)
• Pincée sel
• ¾  cup lait

Method

          

1. Mix dry ingredients, and sift twice.
   
2. Work in butter with tips of fingers
3. Add milk, but not all! Mix with a knife to get a soft dough.
   
4. Place onto a floured board and roll lightly to one-half inch in thickness.
   
5. Shape with a cookie-cutter. Place on a buttered pan and bake at 220°C  for 12-15 minutes

The recipe is taken from Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham