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.
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.
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.
Drizzle on the molasses. Fold the dough over 2 x.
Sprinkle with flour and roll out to about a 7 1/2 x 14 rectangle. Cut circles with a water glass
and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Ungreased.
Bake for 12 minutes or until light brown.
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
I love biscuits but have never made them. These looks delicious and sound very versatile 🙂
How interesting, I’ve never seen a biscuit made with molasses drizzled over and folded in! I’ll definitely have to give that a go some time soon. 🙂