Nannys Newfoundland Tea Biscuits Recipes

NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat egg mixture into butter mixture; stir in flour mixture until dough is just mixed.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out about 1-inch thick. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND TEABUNS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, then add pieces of cold butter and mix well together. 2. Mix egg and milk together in another bowl and add to mixture working it in with your hand until almost into a ball. 3. Add raisins if you are making the raisin buns if not don't add. 4. Continue on forming into a ball then put out onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. 5. Cover with a sprinkle of flour and roll into 1/4 inch thick pastry. 6. With a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out 24 buns, place on a greased cookie pan or square pan, or a piece of parchment paper; place in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. 7. Once baking is complete, remove from oven put on a serving plate eat hot or cold with butter and homemade jam. 8. Pre-heat your oven to 350° and bake for 15 minutes, helpful tips under bake is better then over baking them. Check after 10 minutes if they are a light golden brown pull them out, ever oven is different.

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND RAISIN TEA BUNS

Steps:

• Method: Mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, then add pieces of cold butter and mix well together. Mix egg and milk together in another bowl and add to mixture working it in with a spoon then your hand until almost into a ball. Add raisins if you are making the raisin buns if not don't add. Continue on forming into a ball then put out onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. After pinch off small pieces of dough and form a ball, then place on the parchment paper and make all balls the same size. If you like to roll them out follow this method, cover with a sprinkle of flour and roll into 1/4 inch thick pastry. With a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out 24 buns, place on a greased cookie pan or square pan, place in a 350º oven for 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Don't over bake tea buns because they will be dry. Once baking is complete, remove from oven put on a serving plate eat hot or cold with butter and homemade jam.

NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat egg mixture into butter mixture; stir in flour mixture until dough is just mixed.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out about 1-inch thick. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.