My nanny used to make these tea biscuits all the time. One of my favorite memories of visiting Newfoundland is standing at the kitchen table as she made these and gave us a little bit of the raw dough to taste. They’re light and delicious! Serve hot with butter and jam.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup raisins
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a separate bowl.
- Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in egg mixture, then stir in flour mixture until just combined.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out until 1-inch thick. Cut into 24 biscuits with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
