Tea biscuits, also known as teatime biscuits, are a delightful treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Originating in Britain, these delectable biscuits have become a beloved staple in many households worldwide. Whether you prefer a classic plain biscuit or one infused with flavors like chocolate, lemon, or fruit, there's a tea biscuit out there to satisfy every palate. With their delicate texture and comforting aroma, tea biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of tea, a glass of milk, or even on their own. As you embark on your culinary journey to find the best recipe for tea biscuits, let's explore the various types of tea biscuits, their unique characteristics, and the secrets to achieving that perfect balance of flavors and textures.
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TEA BISCUITS
A quick tea time treat. Serve warm, buttered, and with jam or honey.
Provided by Debbie
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a few minutes.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 0.7 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 217.8 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
CANADIAN TEA BISCUITS
A delicious recipe with a mingling of melt-in-your-mouth flavor!
Provided by Allie K
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir Cheddar cheese and chives into flour mixture; gradually stir in milk to form a soft dough.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and with floured hands, knead until smooth, about 15 times. Roll dough out to a 1-inch thickness with a floured rolling pin. Cut biscuits with a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter; place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press dough trimmings together, roll out again, and cut remaining dough into rounds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.1 calories, Carbohydrate 34.5 g, Cholesterol 13.1 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 707.4 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
RAISIN TEA BISCUITS
Moist, lightly sweet biscuits are just perfect for breakfast or a cup of tea in the afternoon. This is as close as I could get to the store bakery version. My husband and kids loved these just as much as the store bought biscuits. We make a lactose free version with vanilla soy milk and margarine, but have made the milk variety for others. Recipe works perfectly in both options.
Provided by What's for dinner, mom?
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Soak raisins in water for 10 minutes; drain and set aside. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Add the drained raisins. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll the dough out into a 3/4 to 1-inch thick round. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Brush egg mixture on each biscuit.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.7 calories, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 68.7 mg, Fat 19 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 474.3 mg, Sugar 13.5 g
EASY TEA BISCUITS
Came from a news paper. It's super easy. They can be very crumbly b/c there is no egg to hold them together. You can mix in shredded cheese, or cinnamon and brown sugar, etc. to make them your own.
Provided by Chefaiath
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 6-10 biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix dry ingredients, cut in margarine until crumbly.
- Add 1/2 cup of milk then mix, add the last 1/4 as needed. Dough should be wet, but not sticky.
- Roll into roughly 5cm (2 inch) balls. Flatten slightly and stack them 2 high.
- Oven 425, cook 10-12 min or until slightly golden.
NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS
My nanny used to make these tea biscuits all the time. One of my favorite memories of visiting Newfoundland is standing at the kitchen table as she made these and gave us a little bit of the raw dough to taste. They're light and delicious! Serve hot with butter and jam.
Provided by carynliles
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 34.2 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 142.5 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
ORIGINAL BE-RO MELTING MOMENTS-AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS OR COOKIES
These are great little "light as a feather" and meltingly crisp English style biscuits, or cookies. This recipe is the slightly adapted recipe from the Be-Ro Flour cookbook - they suggest lard, but I don't "do" lard! Melting Moments ALWAYS made an appearance on my grandmother and mum's afternoon tea table, and we also had them popped into our lunch boxes for school. The recipe is SO easy to rustle up and they stay crisp and fresh for up to 5 days in an airtight tin. You can roll them in coconut or oats, I prefer coconut - but I am sure they would be just as nice with oats, which is a suggested alternative. Children and "big children" love these, and they really are melting moments, great with a cuppa English tea!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 25-30 Melting Moments
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease two baking trays.
- Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla essence or extract.
- Stir in the flour and mix well.
- Roll walnut sized pieces of the mixture into balls and toss in rolled oats or desiccated coconut.
- Cut each glace cherry into quarters, for quarter for each melting moment.
- Place on baking trays, flatten slightly and place a small piece of cherry on each biscuit. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown but NOT dark brown.
- N.B. To help shape "ball" type biscuits, slightly dampen the hands.
CHEESE TEA BISCUITS
Make and share this Cheese Tea Biscuits recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MissingWhiteWings
Categories Breads
Time 22m
Yield 18-20 biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Sift and measure flour.
- Add baking power and salt.
- Stir in grated cheese (optional).
- Cut up shortening and add.
- Pour in milk.
- Mix until sticky.
- Put on lightly floured surface and kneed 8-10 times.
- Roll out or pat until half an inch thick.
- Cut with floured glass.
- Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 12-15 minutes or light golden brown.
SCONES / TEA BISCUITS (CANADIAN LIVING)
Make and share this Scones / Tea Biscuits (Canadian Living) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Katzen
Categories Scones
Time 30m
Yield 12 Scones, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Line rimless baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat; or dust lightly with flour. Set aside.
- In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Pour buttermilk over top and stir with fork to form soft, slightly sticky ragged dough.
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. With lightly floured hands, knead gently 10 times to smooth dough, adding a sprinkle more flour to the work surface if needed. Gently pat or roll out into generous ½-inch thick round. Using 2-inch cutter, cut out rounds. Place on prepared baking sheet. Gather up scraps and repat dough; cut out more rounds, pressing any remaining scraps into a final scone (the bakers's scone).
- Brush tops of scones with egg. Bake in centre of 425°F oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on pan on rack for 5 minutes. Transfer to racks to finish cooling.
- Tip: Before cutting out scones, dip cutter into flour, repeating the dipping between cuts so cutter doesn't stick. Always cut out scones, or any cookie, with as little space as possible between rounds as possible. You can reroll the scraps, but at every rerolling the results are tougher. So get as many rounds as you can out of the first roll.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.9, Fat 8.5, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 36.6, Sodium 320.4, Carbohydrate 21.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 3.2, Protein 3.7
MEME'S TEA BISCUITS MADE EASY
My grandmother made these delicious Tea Biscuits at least twice a week. Although Wal Mart sells a frozen tea biscuit which is very similar in taste, Meme's Tea Biscuits are better. On a 1 to 10 scale, Mary B's Tea Biscuits rank an 8 and Meme's rank a 10. I admit Mary B's are very handy to use, but some people still prefer...
Provided by Kay Skipper
Categories Biscuits
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven @ 425 Sift first 4 ingredients together making sure to mix all thoroughly.
- 2. Add your Crisco shortening, blending into flour mixture very well.
- 3. Add buttermilk, slowly while blending well; kneed in bowl for a few minutes minutes.
- 4. Sprinkle work area and rolling pin with flour,roll and cut your dough to make tea biscuits using a cookie or biscuit cutter.
- 5. Apply Baker's Joy to cookie sheet; place tea biscuits on cookie sheet approximately 1/2 inch apart.
- 6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or til light golden brown. (Don't be intimidated by this recipe. You can make these if you really aren't a bread baker.)
- 7. *NOTE* This recipe makes many tea biscuits (they should be about the same size as Mary B's) Also, they are very delicious the next day cut open, buttered and then toasted. Offer them with apple jelly or your favorite jelly. Your family will be so impressed with your very own homemade tea biscuits and you will too.
RUSSIAN JAM BISCUITS FOR TEA TIME
This was always another favorite of my husband Philips. Filled with your favorite jam or preserves, these biscuits are a tasty addition to brunch parties, showers etc. My favorites are with Blackberry, Bluberry or raspberry preserves, but you can use any type you like. Strawberry, orange, apricot so many delicious ways to make...
Provided by Deneece Gursky
Categories Other Snacks
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- 1. Sift all your dry ingredients into a large bowl.
- 2. Now in the center of the dry ingredients make a hole and the remaining dough ingredients. Knead this all together until combined well.
- 3. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for 2 to 3 hours.
- 4. Remove dough from frig and cut into four equal pieces.
- 5. To assemble: start by rolling out one piece of dough onto a floured work surface, into a nice circle or triangular shape. Now spread bluberry jam or preserves over entire circle, follow with blackberry jam or preserves layer. (you can use your own combination of jams or use just one kind). Sprinkle over the jam with raisins and then repeat using the nuts.
- 6. In jelly roll fashion roll the dough up nicely. Using a pastry brush brush the top and sides of the roll with egg white and then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
- 7. Cut the roll into 1 to 1 1/2 inch slices (about 10 to 12 slices per roll)and place on lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. (Making sure the sugared side is up)
- 8. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. (You can sprinkle while hot with additional sugar or drizzle them lightly with a glaze of powdered sugar, milk and vanilla)
- 9. FOR OPTIONAL NUT FILLING:BRING WATER AND SUGAR TO A BOIL ON THE STOVE IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN. nOW ADD THE ORANGE ZEST AND ALLOW TO SIMMER FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.REMOVE FROM HEAT AND ALLOW TO COOL.ADD NUTS TO THIS COOLED SYRUP AND MIX TO COMBINE THOROUGHLY. SPREAD THIS OVER THE DOUGH INSTEAD OF THE JAM OR PRESERVES.
FLUFFY TEA BISCUITS
Make and share this Fluffy tea biscuits recipe from Food.com.
Provided by DotM7037
Categories Breads
Time 22m
Yield 12-18 biscuits, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- cut in the margarine.
- Pour in the 7 up all at once and stir with a fork until moist.
- Knead 8--10 times.
- Roll the biscuit dough 3/4 of a inch, rest a few minutes.
- cut out biscuits and place on a cookie sheet.
- brush top with butter bake at425 for 12 minutes.
BUTTERMILK TEA BISCUITS
Another oldie but goodie. Nice and light. I am sure everyone knows that in lieu of buttermilk, you can use "sour milk" (1 Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice in a 1-cup measure and fill with milk). This recipe makes about 15 to 18 good-sized bisuits. If you are serving these with a soup or stew, they are really nice with a bit of cayenne pepper added with the dry ingredients. Gives them a bit of a bite. I hope you enjoy them.
Provided by Gwen35
Categories Quick Breads
Time 25m
Yield 15-18 biscuits, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Cut in the margarine with two knives, or a pastry blender, until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
- Make a well in the centre and add buttermilk/sour milk slowly.
- When all the liquid has been added, stir rather vigorously until it comes freely from the side of the bowl. (Note that the dough should be soft but not too sticky.).
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly for just a few minutes (about 10 times).
- Roll or pat out to desired thickness (about 1/2"). Cut dough with a floured cutter (or glass) and place on UNGREASED baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until nicely browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.6, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 2.5, Sodium 1021.9, Carbohydrate 51.3, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 3.1, Protein 8.6
LEMON TEA BISCUITS
With subtle lemon flavor, these flaky biscuits make a nice addition to a small buffet or light lunch. Try them the next time you host a holiday tea party for friends, family or co-workers. -Jane Rossen, Binghamton, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 16 biscuits (1/2 cup butter).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in milk and lemon juice just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. , Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 450° until golden brown, 8-10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lemon butter ingredients until blended. Serve with warm biscuits.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261 calories, Fat 14g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 313mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
TEA BISCUITS
Make and share this Tea Biscuits recipe from Food.com.
Provided by cuisinebymae
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 15 biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Cut in the shortening until mixture is like coarse oatmeal.
- Stir in 3/4 cup milk, then add 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk to form a soft dough.
- Knead a few strokes on a lightly floured board.
- Do not overwork dough.
- Roll to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut with a floured biscuit cutter.
- Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 425°F for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
AWESOME CHEDDAR CHEESE TEA BISCUITS
These buttery bits o'heaven are the first thing I've ever made that come out perfect every time. They can be easily altered to make tonnes of different flavours!
Provided by RumblinTummy
Categories Breads
Time 35m
Yield 12 Biscuts, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and rosemary.
- Cut up the the butter and then mix into the dry ingredients until the butter is decimated into chunks no bigger than a centimetre.
- Mix in the olive oil.
- Mix in the cheddar cheese.
- Mix in the milk slowly, the batter should be moist but not over-saturated in milk.
- Bake for 15-17 Minutes at 400°F.
RUSSIAN TEA BISCUITS
These are a nice addition on any cookie platter.
Provided by Rosina
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Russian
Yield 72
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Combine flour and salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar blending well. Beat in vodka. Gradually blend in flour/salt mixture. Fold in chopped hazelnuts.
- Break off dough in walnut sized pieces and roll into balls. On ungreased baking sheets place balls 1-1/2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly colored. Sprinkle hot cookies with confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 52.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 6.8 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 26.3 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
EARL GREY TEA BISCUITS
Delicious, airy biscuits with the great taste of Earl Grey tea in them. Enjoy!
Provided by StrangeBoy
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Biscuits
Time 35m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Sift flour, baking powder, powdered tea, salt, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.
- Mix butter and powdered sugar together in a small bowl until smooth. Cut butter-sugar mixture into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in brewed tea until a soft dough forms.
- Knead dough briefly on a floured surface. Roll out into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out biscuits using a round cutter and transfer to the baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 36.6 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 303.7 mg, Sugar 6.3 g
TEA BISCUITS OR POT PIE TOP CRUST
Easy to make and delicious! My Mom used to make these biscuits for after school snacks with butter, cheese, jam . . . Also great with stews or gravies, and as a top crust for pot pies!
Provided by hollyberry
Categories Savory Pies
Time 35m
Yield 8-12 biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Grease baking sheet.
- Stir all dry ingredients together.
- Add the milk and margarine and stir until mixed - dough will be sticky!
- Turn onto well-floured counter and knead 7 times.
- Roll dough to desired thickness (1" for biscuits or 1/2" for pot pie tops).
- Cut biscuits and place on baking sheet.
- Whisk egg and brush it onto the tops and sides of biscuits. If desired - top with grated cheddar cheese (I prefer them plain - hubby likes cheese).
- Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and done.
RUSSIAN TEA BISCUITS
Tasty little cookies. This makes a large batch that you can give away or store because they keep well.
Provided by Claire Tannett
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 45m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Boil the raisins and water for 5 minutes and let cool. Then add the baking soda.
- Creme together the butter, sugar, eggs.
- Add other ingredients and raisins (make sure the raisins are completely cool).
- Drop by small spoonfuls onto a baking sheet and press them flat.
- Bake at 400°F until brown on edges.
- Let sit on tray before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.2, Fat 4.4, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 23.4, Sodium 118.9, Carbohydrate 20.5, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 12, Protein 2
RUSSIAN TEA BISCUITS (METRIC VERSION)
Categories Nut Cookies Christmas Potluck Thanksgiving Winter Dessert Bake Vegan Low Sodium Kid-Friendly Vegetarian
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix together flour, sugar, nuts, almond extract, and vanilla extract.
- Add in melted margarine and mix well with wooden spoon or hands until no dry streaks remain. If mixture is too crumbly, add more margarine; if too wet, add flour.
- Form into balls by tightly packing and rolling in hands. They should be bite-sized, 1-2 inches in diameter.
- Place on lined baking sheet. Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes, until firm to the touch.
- Cool slightly until they can be handled comfortably (about 5 minutes). Roll a few times in powdered sugar and set aside to cool completely.
- Once cooled completely (about 20 minutes), roll liberally in powdered sugar and serve or store unrefrigerated.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: The quality of your ingredients will greatly impact the taste of your tea biscuits. Choose fresh, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, and granulated sugar.
- Chill the dough: Chilling the dough before rolling and baking will help the biscuits keep their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Don't overwork the dough: Overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough. Mix the ingredients until they are just combined.
- Roll the dough evenly: Roll the dough to an even thickness to ensure that the biscuits bake evenly.
- Use a sharp knife or biscuit cutter: A sharp knife or biscuit cutter will help you cut clean, even biscuits.
- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven: Preheat the oven to the temperature specified in the recipe before baking the biscuits. This will help the biscuits rise properly.
- Let the biscuits cool before serving: Let the biscuits cool for a few minutes before serving. This will help them firm up and make them easier to handle.
Conclusion:
Tea biscuits are a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect tea biscuits every time.
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