Tea Biscuits

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup shortening or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 cut in shortening with 2 knives or a pastry blender, until mixture is the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
• 3 make a well in the centre of these ingredients, add liquid slowly.
• 4 when all the liquid has been added, stir dough rather vigoroursly until it comes freely from the side of the bowl.
• 5 turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead lightly for a few minutes.
• 6 roll or pat out to desired thickness, about 1/2 inch.
• 7 cut dough with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter, or floured open end of glass, place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 8 bake in a hot oven 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.