DIANE'S NEWFIE TEA BUNS

Diane's Newfie Tea Buns image

Provided by Diane Knight @ddknight

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cup(s) flour
1 cup(s) sugar
6 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1 cup(s) butter
1 cup(s) milk(i use canned evaporated milk)
2 - eggs
1 package(s) raisins(1 & 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375'F. To a large bowl add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix it through.
Add butter and cut in until the butter is about the size of a nickle. In a small bowl beat eggs, milk and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix this in with the flour mixture and then add raisins.
Lightly flour a cutting board or piece of waxed paper and pat out the dough to about 1&1/2 inches. Cut out buns using a small juice glass or deep cookie cutter. Bake in a preheated oven at 375'F. for 15 mins. or until lightly brown. These can be frozen and then microwaved for 30 secs or so. You can have a great tea bun any time!