Monday 21 November 2011

Butterscotch Tea Biscuits

An old recipe from my teens!  These are really simple pinwheels that are fabulous.


  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Place 1 tsp butter and 1 tsp brown sugar in the bottom of 12 muffin tins.  Melt together slightly.
  3. Sift together into a bowl:  1 3/4 cups once sifted all purpose flour, 4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt.
  4. Cut in with a pastry blender or two knives 1/4 cup chilled shortening.
  5. Add and mix lightly with a fork 2/3 cup milk.
  6. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly 16 to 20 times until dough holds shape in soft ball.
  7. Roll out to 1/4" thickness in a 12" by 6 " rectangle.
  8. Spread with softened butter and sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar mixed with 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
  9. Roll up as a jelly roll.  Cut into 12 one inch slices.  Place one slice in each muffin pan.
  10. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.  Turn out onto a cooling rack.  Serve hot.


2 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for posting! My mother used to make these and my sister and I have been searching for the recipe. I am quite sure this is it!

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    1. So glad! This recipe is an old one but I very good.

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