Recipes from Ollie J -- Pumpkin Biscuits

Here's another example of Grandma Ollie J clipping a recipe from the paper and taping it to a recipe card. I have to say, it's a lot of work to get 1 cup of real mashed pumpkin, especially out of season. I, therefore, will be using Libby's canned pumpkin.

Pumpkin Biscuits

Submitted by Mrs. Donald Grady Hall, Rt. 1, Siloon, N.C.

3 cups self-rising flour
1 tablespoon shortening
4 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup cooked mashed pumpkin (1 cup canned Libby's)

Mix the flour and cut in the shortening. Stir in sugar and pumpkin and mix well. Make up like bread and cut into biscuits. Place on greased baking sheet and bake at 425 (in a preheated oven) degrees for 20 minutes.

At first, I had no idea what "make up like bread" meant. It wasn't until I was trying to mix it up that I realized what this meant. It's not like cookie dough that comes together easily; you have to get your hand in the bowl to mix in all the flour and to knead it together.

I made mini biscuits and watched the cooking time -- it still ended up being about 20 minutes. I made the first batch as above. The remaining batches I "gourmeted" up with demerara sugar.