Best Currant Tea Biscuit With Orange Honey Butter Recipes

VANILLA BEAN HONEYBELL ORANGE TART WITH CHOCOLATE-SPICED CITRUS MERINGUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Whip the egg yolks until thick. Add the condensed milk and slowly add the juice and vanilla bean and mix well until blended. Pour the mixture into the pre-baked shell and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Once the pie is ready let cool and set aside in refrigerator.
• To make the meringue, dissolve the egg whites and sugar together over a double boiler. Whip on high speed until volume increases and meringue has medium peaks. Add the cocoa and the spices and fold until all ingredients are well incorporated.
• To serve, top the pie with the meringue and torch the meringue or place in broiler to slightly brown the top.

CURRANT TEA BISCUITS AND ORANGE BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak the currants in boiling water for 4 minutes. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until it is in small pieces. Drain and dry currants and add to above mixture. Pour milk into dry ingredients. Gently mix dough. Knead on lightly floured board; gently pat dough to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Cut with a circular cutter into individual biscuits. Dust biscuits lightly with flour. Bake in a preheated 425 degree-oven for 15 to 18 minutes.
• Serve warm biscuits with orange butter.

ORANGE TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• In large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tarter, orange rind and orange peel, stirring well.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Mix buttermilk and orange juice together, stir to mix well and pour over flour mixture, combing quickly, dough will be soft.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, knead gently 10 times and pat into 1/2" or 3/4 " thickness.
• Cut the dough with a 3" cookie round.
• Brush biscuits with milk.
• Dip sugar cube in orange juice and press into top of biscuit.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet at 450 degrees.
• for 13 - 15 minutes.