Tea Biscuits

Simple tea biscuits. Great for a snack or breakfast.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (either 1 cup all-purpose + 1 cup bread flour, or 2 cups all-purpose)
• 1 Tbsp white sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp vegetable shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk or milk
• For lactose-free options, use 1/3 cup shortening instead of butter/shortening mix

Directions

• Preheat oven to 425°
• Place 2 cups flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp baking powder, and 1 tsp salt in large mixing bowl and stir together until mixed.
• Cut butter into small cubes; add cubed butter and shortening to the flour mixture.
• Using either a pastry blender, 2 forks, or your fingers, blend the fats into the flour until it’s the consistency of wet sand.
• Pour in the buttermilk/milk and stir with a fork until the mixture forms a dough.
• Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead 2-3 times.
• Using your hands, press dough into a disc approximately 1/2” thick (I measure by the thickness of my pinky).
• Cut dough into rounds and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

Makes 8 - 10 biscuits.

Source: Amanda Cope