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
