Bread: Backpacker's Biscuit Mix
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
6 cup flour
1 Tbsp salt
3 Tbsp baking powder
1 cup shortening
3 Tbsp sugar
Recipe
Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Mix in shortening with fingers until mixture
is the consistency of fine gravel. Makes about 7 cups and will store at room
temperature in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 months.
To use, add 1 cup of milk and 2 Tbsp of butter or margarine to 2 cups of
mix. Stir until blended. Knead until smooth and elastic. Shape into biscuits
and bake in hot dutch oven or cardboard box oven until golden brown and
doubled in size (about 15 minutes). Makes a dozen.
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