Shnetchi (biscuits)

2 3/4 cups flour

3/4 tsp salt

4 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup lard or butter

1 cup whipping cream

2 eggs beaten

Mix dry ingredients, cut in lard or butter with pastry blender until lard/butter is in small pieces.

make a well in mixture and add the cream and beaten eggs.

With a fork stir together just until mixed. Don't overwork the dough.

Pat out dough until thickness desired, I do approx 3/4".

Cut with round cookie cutter or whatever shape you please.

Place on pan and bake at 400 for 15 min or until golden in color.

Yield: 12 shnetchi

These are very good with jam, honey or Roger's Golden Syrup.

This recipe was my Dad's. He used to have a shnetchi booth at the Mennonite Heritage Village Museum during Pioneer days. His booth was called 'Uncle Knals Shnetchi'.