Raisin Tea Biscuits Recipes

THE BEST NEWFOUNDLAND RAISIN TEA BUNS

Steps:

• I start these in my food processor because it is so fast but they can be made just as easily in a large bowl by cutting the butter in with a pastry blender or just rubbing it into the dry ingredients using your hands like Nan did.
• In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Transfer to a large bowl and toss in the raisins.
• Make a well in the center of the dry mix.
• Mix together the lemon juice, vanilla and milk.Pour into the well and mix only enough to form a dough ball.
• Roll to 1 inch thickness and cut out buns with biscuit cutter and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Baking time will vary depending on the size of your biscuit cutter. This recipe makes 16 tea buns.

RAISIN TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Soak raisins in hot water for 5 minutes and drain off excess water. Set aside. Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with fingers until only a few visible pieces of butter remain. Stir in 1 cup milk, just until dough comes together. Add raisins.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in two and shape into 2 rounds, flattening to about 3/4-inch thick with your hands. Cut each round into 8 wedges. Place biscuits on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush with remaining 2 Tbsp milk. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until evenly browned.

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND RAISIN TEA BUNS

Steps:

• Method: Mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, then add pieces of cold butter and mix well together. Mix egg and milk together in another bowl and add to mixture working it in with a spoon then your hand until almost into a ball. Add raisins if you are making the raisin buns if not don't add. Continue on forming into a ball then put out onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. After pinch off small pieces of dough and form a ball, then place on the parchment paper and make all balls the same size. If you like to roll them out follow this method, cover with a sprinkle of flour and roll into 1/4 inch thick pastry. With a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out 24 buns, place on a greased cookie pan or square pan, place in a 350º oven for 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Don't over bake tea buns because they will be dry. Once baking is complete, remove from oven put on a serving plate eat hot or cold with butter and homemade jam.

CINNAMON RAISIN BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk and raisins; stir just until combined. , Turn dough onto a floured surface. Knead just until smooth, about 2 minutes. Roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round biscuit cutter; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until golden. , Meanwhile, combine icing ingredients. Drizzle over warm biscuits.

YUMMY RAISIN TEA BISCUITS - NO SUGAR ADDED

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450*.
• Soak raisins in hot water so they are moist for baking.
• Mix first five ingredients, cut in butter until it is pea sized.
• Add milk, stir to combine (don't over mix), dough will come together when kneaded.
• Drain raisins and stir until combined.
• Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead 8-10 times.
• Roll to 3/4" thickness, cut with biscuit cutter. 2" cutter makes 15 biscuits.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with splenda (or sugar).
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes.

NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat egg mixture into butter mixture; stir in flour mixture until dough is just mixed.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out about 1-inch thick. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.