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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Tuna Biscuits Recipe by Ruth Paget

Tuna Biscuits Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Makes 12 biscuit sandwiches 

Ingredients: 

-2 cups sifted flour 

-2 teaspoons baking powder 

-1 teaspoon baking soda 

-1 teaspoon salt 

-1/2 cup butter 

-3/4 cup buttermilk 

-1 (5-ounce) can drained tuna 

-butter and cream for brushing tops of biscuits 

Steps: 

1-Preheat oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2-Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add butter and mix with a fork until crumbly. 

3-Add buttermilk and mix quickly with a fork to form a soft dough. Knead dough lightly 20 times. 

4-Roll dough to ¼-inch thick. Cut 24 biscuits with a 2-inch cookie cutter. 

5-Place a teaspoon of tuna in the center of 12 biscuit circles. Top with the remaining biscuit circles and gently press down. 

6-Brush the tops with buttermilk or cream and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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