JAM FILLED BISCUITS

Jam Filled Biscuits image

Provided by PeeGee

Categories Breads

Time 22m

Yield 12 biscuits, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (sifted once)
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar (fine granulated)
6 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
1 egg (well beaten)
1/3 cup milk (approximately)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
4 tablespoons raspberry jam

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425F.
Grease a cookie sheet.
Mix and sift once, then sift into a bowl: Flour, Baking powder, Salt, 2 Tbsp Sugar.
Cut in the butter (margarine) finely.
Combine well beaten egg with milk.
Make a well in the flour mixture: Add liquids, mix lightly with a fork to make a soft dough. Add a little more milk, if necessary, to make a soft dough.
Knead for 10 seconds on a lightly floured board.
Roll out to ½ inch (about 1 cm) thickness.
Cut out with floured 2 ½ inch (about 5 cm) cookie cutter.
Arrange (well apart) on a greased cookie sheet.
Make a deep impression in the centre of each round of dough.
Brush dough with a little milk.
Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp sugar and cinnamon.
Drop a small amount of jam into each impression.
Bake in preheated oven about 12 minutes.
Serve immediately with butter (margarine).