When I was looking through one of my cook books, I came across a Tea Biscuit recipe.  It reminded me of one I tried years ago which spurred an aggressive hunt through all my personally concocted recipes.  I found it although there were no notes whether it was a success or failure.  Oh what the hey…let’s give it a go.

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Preheat the oven to 475 F.

  • 2 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup COLD butter
  • 1 cup Sour cream
  • 1 TBS molasses

Mix together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar.  Cut in the cold butter and use a fork or pastry blender to gently mix it up. It won’t form a crumb, it will be dry.  Now add the sour cream, again using the fork or pastry blender until a dry dough forms. Finish forming the dough with your hands in a kneading fashion. 

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Not too much. Spend about 2 minutes doing this.

Roll out the dough (sprinkle the rolling surface with flour if necessary) into about a 12 x 11 shape.

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Drizzle on the molasses.  Fold the dough over 2 x. 

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Sprinkle with flour and roll out to about a 7 1/2 x 14 rectangle.  Cut circles with a water glass

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and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Ungreased. 

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Bake for 12 minutes or until light brown. 

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The result:  A drier biscuit with some sweetness. It is a good pairing with a spicy meal or a savory stew.  It would make a great brunch item paired with all the bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns and other favorites.  As a dessert, separate the two halves and place on a plate. Now add some strawberries and whip cream.  This is an all around biscuit.

Joanne

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