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Biscuit on a Stick

Source of Recipe


From "Morning Fires, Evening Lights"



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 2 Tbsp cold bacon fat or lard
  
• 3/4 cup canned milk
  
• Skewers
  






Instructions



1. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl; cut in bacon fat.
   
   
2. Add milk to dry ingredients and mix to make a stiff dough. Knead lightly with floured fingers until easy to handle. Divide into 4 or 6 parts, rolling each into a strip about 8 inches long.
   
   
3. Heat skewers; sprinkle with flour. Twist dough around skewers. Hold skewers about 6 inches from the fire until inside bakes, then move closer to fire, turning constantly until browned. Remove skewer. Repeat until all dough is cooked.
   
   Makes 4 to 6 biscuits.