Nanny’s Newfoundland Tea Biscuits Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

4 cups all-purpose flour

5 teaspoons baking powder

½ cup raisins

1 cup milk

3 eggs

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup white sugar

1 pinch salt

Methods :

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.