Fat Rascals (Biscuits)

Recipe from the favorite cookbook of Edith Roosevelt, wife of President Theodore Roosevelt.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 doz

Ingredients

• 2  cups  sifted all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3⁄4 cup regular margarine
• 1⁄2 lb dried currant
• 1⁄2 cup milk (about)

Directions

1. Thoroughly mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until particles are the size of rice kernels. Stir in currants.
2. Add the milk and stir with a fork only until a soft dough is formed.
3. Shape dough lightly into a ball and roll out 1/2 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut into rounds with a 2-inch cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake at 450 for 12 to 15 minutes. About 1 1/2 dozen biscuits.
5. Culinary Arts Institute Canadian Family Cookbook.