Definition of Baking-powder biscuit

1. Noun. Leavened with baking powder.

Generic synonyms: Biscuit
Specialized synonyms: Shortcake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baking-powder Biscuit

bakerite
bakers
bakers dozen
bakers dozens
bakery
bakes
bakesale
bakesales
bakeshop
bakeshops
bakeware
bakewares
bakgat
bakhchisaraitsevite
baking
baking-powder biscuit (current term)
baking chocolate
baking hot
baking powder
baking sheet
baking tray
baking trays
bakingly
bakings
bakistre
bakistres
bakkie
bakkies
baklava

Literary usage of Baking-powder biscuit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1911)
"Baking Powder Biscuit II 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons butter 4 teaspoons baking powder % cup milk J^ teaspoon salt Mix and bake as Baking Powder Biscuit I. ..."

2. The School Kitchen Textbook: Lessons in Cooking and Domestic Science for the by Mary Johnson Lincoln (1915)
"... II LESSON I BAKING POWDER BISCUIT AND VARIATIONS Put into a sieve over a mixing bowl, two cups sifted pastry flour, one teaspoon salt and four teaspoons ..."

3. Household Hints by Emma Whitcomb Babcock (1881)
"Baking Powder Biscuit.—To a quart of flour allow three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sift thoroughly into the flour, add a small lump of butter, ..."

4. Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book. Over Three by Carrie V. Shuman (1893)
"Pour into a very hot, well buttered gem pan and bake in a quick oven. Baking Powder Biscuit. From MRS. ROLLIN K. EDGERTON, of Arkansas, ..."

5. Southern Recipes Tested by Myself by Laura Thornton Knowles (1913)
"baking-powder biscuit To one quart of flour, add one teaspoon- ful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Sift all these together. ..."

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