Best: Golden Tea Biscuitsbiscuits ----BEST BISCUIT MIX---- 9 cup cake-and-pastry flour 1 cup skim milk powder 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup baking powder 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 lb shortening ----GOLDEN TEA BISCUITS---- 3 cup mix best: biscuit mix 3/4 cup water Best Biscuit Mix: In large bowl, stir together flour, milk powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture is in fine crumbs. [For storage: transfer to airtight container; store in refrigerator for up to 2 months. Stir well before using. Golden Tea Biscuits: In bowl and using fork, quickly stir biscuit mix [see Best: Biscuit Mix recipe] with water until sticky dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead 6 times. Press into 1-inch thick round. With lightly floured 2-inch round cutter, cut out rounds, rerolling scraps once. Bake on baking sheet in 450F 230C oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool in pan on rack. [Biscuits can be individually warped and frozen in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.] Variations: Cheese Biscuits: Add 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese to dry ingredients of Best: Golden Tea Biscuits recipe. Makes 14 Herb Biscuits: Add 2 tb chopped fresh herbs to dry ingredients of Best: Golden Tea Biscuits recipe. Makes 13 Sweet Raisin Biscuits: Add 2 ts cinnamon and 3/4 cup raisins to dry ingredients of Best: Golden Tea Biscuits recipe. Makes 14. Source: Canadian Living magazine, Oct 94 Presented in article by Elizabeth Baird: "Baking Up The Best" Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com |
