Tea Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 to 4 tablespoons shortening
• 4 level teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Milk to make soft dough, from 2/4 to 1 cup, according to the flour used.

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Add shortening, and cut it into flour with two knives.

3. 3

   Add milk by degrees.

4. 4

   Turn out on a lightly-floured board; roll quickly about an inch thick, and cut with a floured cutter.

5. 5

   Bake in a hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Blue Ribbon cook book (1905) by Blue Ribbon Limited, page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Tea Biscuits—2 cups flour, 2 to 4 table- spoons shortening, 4 level teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder, 14 teaspoon salt. Milk to make soft dough, from 24 to 1 cup, according to the flour used. Sift flour, Blue Ribbon baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Add shortening, and cut it into flour with two knives. Add milk by degrees. Turn out on lightly-floured board; roll quickly about an inch thick, and cut with a floured cutter. Bake in a hot oven 12 to 15 minutes. Cream Biscuits—To 4 cups sifted flour use 8 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and rich sweet cream to make a soft dough. Bake in a quick oven. Graham Biscuits—Use 2 cups Graham flour, 2 cups white flour, 4 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 8 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder, 114 teaspoons salt. Make like tea biscuits. Tutti Frutti Biscuits—Mix bits of fruit liberally into the dough of tea biscuits before baking them. Pinwheel Biscuits—Roll tea biscuit dough V4 inch thick. Keep in rectangular shape. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and Blue Ribbon cinnamon (14 cup sugar to 1 teaspoon cinnamon), and raisins. Roll like jelly roll, cut in 34 inch slices; lay cut side down on greased pan, and bake. Emergency Biscuit—Use more milk to tea biscuit recipe and make a stiff batter. Drop from spoon on greased pans or muffin tins. Bake. Muffins 69 Bran Biscuits—1 cup flour, 1 cup bran, 4 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder, 34 teaspoon salt, 2 to 4 tablespoons shortening

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