How to Make Raisin Biscuits
Preheat the oven., Mix the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, raisins and rosemary., Add the butter., Add the milk and mix together., Roll out and cut., Put the biscuits into the baking sheet. , Bake for 10-15 minutes, remove from heat, and serve...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Preheat the oven.
Set the oven to 220 °C (428 °F) before beginning the biscuits. -
Step 2: Mix the flour
In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, rosemary, and the raisins.
Combine well, either with a spoon or by hand. , Add cold butter and with your hands and combine it well with all the ingredients until the mix resembles the consistency of wet sand. , Pour 2/3 of the milk into the mixture and continue to mix with your hands until the dough becomes uniform.
Be careful not to over-mix or the biscuits will be come tough and stringy instead of light and flaky.
Dough should be slightly tacky to touch but not too dry.
If too dry, add a bit more of the milk. , Sprinkle a little flour on the working surface.
Lay out dough, sprinkle a little more flour on top and with a rolling pin, roll it out to about a one centimetre thickness.
Be sure not to work the dough too much.
Now, using a small drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut circles of dough until no more circles can be cut. ,, After ten to fifteen minutes, take the biscuits from the oven.
They should have a golden brown complexion.
The biscuits are best served hot and go well with butter, marmalade, or jam.
If you want a taste of the savoury, serve with ham or cheese. , -
Step 3: baking powder
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Step 4: raisins and rosemary.
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Step 5: Add the butter.
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Step 6: Add the milk and mix together.
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Step 7: Roll out and cut.
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Step 8: Put the biscuits into the baking sheet.
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Step 9: Bake for 10-15 minutes
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Step 10: remove from heat
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Step 11: and serve.
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Step 12: Finished.
Detailed Guide
Set the oven to 220 °C (428 °F) before beginning the biscuits.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, rosemary, and the raisins.
Combine well, either with a spoon or by hand. , Add cold butter and with your hands and combine it well with all the ingredients until the mix resembles the consistency of wet sand. , Pour 2/3 of the milk into the mixture and continue to mix with your hands until the dough becomes uniform.
Be careful not to over-mix or the biscuits will be come tough and stringy instead of light and flaky.
Dough should be slightly tacky to touch but not too dry.
If too dry, add a bit more of the milk. , Sprinkle a little flour on the working surface.
Lay out dough, sprinkle a little more flour on top and with a rolling pin, roll it out to about a one centimetre thickness.
Be sure not to work the dough too much.
Now, using a small drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut circles of dough until no more circles can be cut. ,, After ten to fifteen minutes, take the biscuits from the oven.
They should have a golden brown complexion.
The biscuits are best served hot and go well with butter, marmalade, or jam.
If you want a taste of the savoury, serve with ham or cheese. ,
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