Name: Tea Biscuits Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Flour; 4 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1/3 cup Butter; 1 cup Milk; 1/2 teaspoon Sugar (if desired); 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese (If desired. Grated.)

Tea Biscuits Recipe

These baking-powder risen biscuits can be savoury or sweet. They are somewhat like English scones.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 22

Cooking Temperature 190 C / 375 F / Gas Mark 5

Course Biscuits and Crackers, Quick Breads

Ingredients

2 cups Flour
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
⅓ cup Butter
1 cup Milk
½ teaspoon Sugar if desired
1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese If desired. Grated.

Instructions

Combine flour, baking powder & salt (& sugar if desired) in bowl. Cut in butter. Mix in milk until you have a soft dough.
Start oven heating to 190 C / 375 F / Gas Mark 5.
Drop by spoonful onto ungreased cooking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden colour. Makes about 10 biscuits.

Notes

You can use margarine in place of butter; skim or low-fat milk in place of milk. Having saved on all this fat, you could then add the cheese for a treat.

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