Butter Biscuits Recipe

BUTTER BISCUITS.

Half a pound of butter. Two pounds of ?our, sifted Half a pint of milk, or cold water. A salt-spoonful of salt.

Cut up the butter in the ?our, and put the salt to it. Wet it to a stiff dough with the milk or water. Mix it well with a knife.

Throw some ?our on the paste-board, take the dough out of the pan, and knead it very well.

Roll it out into a large thick sheet, and beat it very hard on both sides with the rolling-pin. Beat it a long time.

Cut it out with a tin, or cup, into small round thick cakes. Beat each cake on both sides, with the rolling-pin. Prick them, with a fork. Put them in buttered pans, and bake them of a light brown in a slow oven.