beaten biscuit

American  

noun

Southern U.S.

1. a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.

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Etymology

Origin of beaten biscuit

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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beaten biscuit

Pie crust, hard cookies, and beaten biscuit are made of such dough.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

There was a bit of fried chicken breast, some crisp bacon, browned potatoes, little round beaten biscuit, and rose-colored sherbet with a whiff of wine in it.

From The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

Also beaten biscuit can be closely imitated by making good puff paste, rolling, cutting out, pricking and baking—but rather more quickly than the real thing.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

She bit into one of Mandy's beaten biscuit sandwiches with the pink ham in between, herself, with relish.

From The Heart of Arethusa by Fox, Frances Barton

There was beaten biscuit and fried chicken and iced watermelon, and all sorts of good things.

From The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)