Best 5 Ingredient Tea Biscuits Recipes

5-INGREDIENT TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in shortening with 2 knives or a pastry blender, until mixture is the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
• Make a well in the centre of these ingredients, add liquid slowly.
• When all the liquid has been added, stir dough rather vigoroursly until it comes freely from the side of the bowl.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead lightly for a few minutes.
• Roll or pat out to desired thickness, about 1/2 inch.
• Cut dough with 2 inch floured biscuit cutter, or floured open end of glass, place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in a hot oven 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

RICH TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Put first 5 ingredients in bowl.
• Stir thoroughly.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Pour in milk.
• Stir quickly to combine.
• Dough should be soft.
• Turn out on lightly floured surface.
• Knead gently 8-10 times.
• Roll or pat 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick or half the thickness you want the baked product to be.
• Cut with small round cookie cutter.
• Place on greased cookie sheet close together for soft sides or apart for crisp sides.
• Bake in 450 degrees oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Brushing biscuits with milk before baking will produce a pretty brown top.
• Makes 10.

TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

EARL GREY SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse together the flour, tea, and salt, until the tea is just spotted throughout the flour. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and butter. Pulse together just until a dough is formed. Place dough on a sheet of plastic wrap, and roll into a log, about 2 1/2-inches in diameter. Tightly twist each end of wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice the log into 1/3-inch thick disks. Place on parchment or silpat lined baking sheets, 2 inches apart (2 probably needed depending on size of sheets). Bake until the edges are just brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and cool to room temperature.

RAISIN TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Soak raisins in water for 10 minutes; drain and set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Add the drained raisins. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll the dough out into a 3/4 to 1-inch thick round. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush egg mixture on each biscuit.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in the shortening until mixture is like coarse oatmeal.
• Stir in 3/4 cup milk, then add 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk to form a soft dough.
• Knead a few strokes on a lightly floured board.
• Do not overwork dough.
• Roll to about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut with a floured biscuit cutter.
• Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 425°F for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

CANADIAN TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir Cheddar cheese and chives into flour mixture; gradually stir in milk to form a soft dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and with floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 times. Roll dough out to a 1-inch thickness with a floured rolling pin. Cut biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press dough trimmings together, roll out again, and cut remaining dough into rounds.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

EASY TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients, cut in margarine until crumbly.
• Add 1/2 cup of milk then mix, add the last 1/4 as needed. Dough should be wet, but not sticky.
• Roll into roughly 5cm (2 inch) balls. Flatten slightly and stack them 2 high.
• Oven 425, cook 10-12 min or until slightly golden.

NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

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

TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Add milk.
• Turn out on a lightly floured surface and roll to about 3/4" thick.
• Cut out circles. To do this, my mother taught me to use drinking glass. Just turn it upside down and press into the dough. Perfect rounds every time.
• Place rounds on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 425 for 20 minutes.

MAGIC TEA BISCUITS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• MIX together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. Stir in milk until dough holds together. KNEAD on lightly floured surface. Pat dough 3/4 inch thick on floured surface. Cut with floured 1 3/4 inch cookie cutter. PLACE on cookie sheet and bake at 450°C for 8 to 10 minutes.