Tavern Biscuit
Origin: Tidewater Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- 1 pound flour
- 1/2 pound sugar
- 1/2 pound butter
- mace
- nutmeg
- 1 glass brandy or wine
- milk
Instructions
- To one pound of flour, add half a pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, some mace and nutmeg powdered, and a glass of brandy or wine. Wet it with milk.
- When well kneaded, roll it thin, cut it in shapes, and bake it quickly.