{"id":390,"slug":"biscuit-mix-for-backpacking","title":"Biscuit Mix for Backpacking","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["12 cups (1500 g) Flour","2 tablespoons (36 g) Salt","¼ cup (55 g) Baking powder","1 pound (454 g) Shortening"],"ingredients_norm":["flour","salt","baking powder","shortening"],"steps":["Mix everything together to get a coarse texture.","Keep in refrigerator until leaving for camping/backpacking trip.","Divide into 2–4 cup portions in baggies or other container for convenient use.","Mix 2 cups mix with ½ cup water, milk, or condensed milk to use.","Knead gently for no more than 5 times, or biscuits will be tough.","Roll out about ¾ inches or 2 centimeters thick.","Cut into biscuit-size circles.","Place in preheated Dutch oven, starting at the wall and working toward the center.","Replace lid, turning about ⅛ turn for a good fit.","If heat is right, biscuits will be done in about 15 minutes; if browned in 10 minutes or less, the centers may not be done."],"categories":["Recipes using baking powder","Recipes using wheat flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Biscuit_Mix_for_Backpacking","source_ref":"4512627","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Biscuit_Mix_for_Backpacking&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"05d7abc376336c48260baf63af8b8832d34c49a02ba42d88e2010b32400805a3","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:15Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:15Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/biscuit-mix-for-backpacking"}