This section is from the book "Queen's Of Cuisine", by Martha Logan. Also available from Amazon: Queens of Cuisine.
14 small or 7 large biscuits.
With "Biscuit Mix".
2 cups Swift'ning Biscuit Mix.
2/3 cup milk (about).
Put biscuit mix in mixing bowl.
Or Without "Biscuit Mix" 1/4 cup Swift'ning.
2 cups sifted flour.
3 teaspoons double acting baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt.
2/3 to 3/4 cup milk.
Gut Swift'ning into flour which has been sifted with baking powder and salt, until the mixture is the consistency of cornmeal.
Make well in Swift'ning mixture. Add milk and stir. Turn onto lightly floured board. Knead six times. Roll or pat to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut. Will make 14 small (2 inches in diameter) or 7 large (2 3/4 inches in diameter) biscuits. Place on baking sheet. Bake.
450° F.
About 15 minutes.
 
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