Cooking with Asia

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 c shortening

• 6 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.

4. Cut shortening in until mixture has a fine crumb texture.

5. Stir in milk with a fork to make a soft dough.

6. Knead 8 to 10 times, and then roll out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch.

7. Cut into rounds with a cookie or biscuit cutter.

8. Place on cookie sheet, and allow to rest for a five minutes.

9. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Source: Allrecipes.com

I've never liked tea biscuits that much so when we made these I wasn't exactly excited to taste them. It was fun making them though, the part that I like about it was that when we cut in the fat into the flour because I liked mashing it. When we made these I was nervous that we accidentally overworked the dough but they came out really nice. We must have done well because they had a nice golden brown colour and I actually liked the taste of them, which was surprising to me. Too bad there wasn't much jam though, I had mine with sugar and cinnamon so it was still pretty good. We had a little complication in the kitchen and that was that I must not have greased the pan with enough spray because at the end the biscuits stuck to the bottom. But good thing Makayla knew how to get them out because when I tried I was breaking them apart, which would have made them less appealing. During this cooking session I used my prior knowledge of kneading I learned in class to knead the dough properly. My mom really enjoys tea biscuits so when she found out I made them she wanted me to make them at home and if I do I'll make sure that I grease the pan better and that I don't overwork the dough. I really enjoyed making these because I've never made them before and it was a new experience for me and I always like learning how to make new things.