Beaten Biscuit Roller BrakeBeaten biscuits are a southern tradition said to have originated in Virginia and spread over the mountains to Kentucky and then north to Maryland. In the 1800's, before the invention of baking powder or baking soda, biscuit dough was often beaten by hand against a hard surface for at least 30 minutes with a mallet, hammer, rolling pin, or even the side of an axe! This was a daily chore of both the plantation cook and the southern housewife and the