Afternoon Ruby Tea Biscuits

Name: Afternoon Ruby Tea Biscuits
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 2 cups (220 g) sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface and rolling pin; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (95 g) vegetable shortening; ¾ cup (180 ml) milk; ½ cup (160 g) red jam or jelly; ½ cup (160 g) red jam or jelly

Preparation info

Yield:
12
tea biscuits

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook

By Kate Macdonald

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

2 cups (220 g) sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface and rolling pin
4 teaspoons

Americas
Canada
Avonlea
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
Add the sifted flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt, and mix with a fork in a large mixing bowl.
With a pastry blender, cut in the vegetable shortening until the mixture looks like coarse bread crumbs.