upside-down orange biscuits
This recipe comes from an old church cookbook from Belfast, Maine dated 1954. I love to collect cookbooks, and I bought this one years ago at an antique shop. These biscuits are so good--and with orange being my favorite flavor, it's easy to eat at least 2 at a time. Remember, they are biscuits, not rolls. enjoy!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
9 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 3-4 tablespoons shortening
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
How To Make upside-down orange biscuits
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Step 1Combine butter, orange juice, sugar and orange rind, and cook for two minutes.
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Step 2Pour into nine muffin pans.
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Step 3Sift flour, salt and baking powder, then cut in the shortening.
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Step 4Add milk and then stir until the dough follows the fork around the bowl.
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Step 5Knead 1/2 minute
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Step 6Roll 1/4 inch thick
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Step 7Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture and then roll like a jelly roll.
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Step 8Slice 1 inch thick, and then place cut-side down over the orange mixture in the muffin cups
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Step 9Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes (maybe a couple more) makes 9 biscuits
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Step 10After they come out of the oven, take each muffin from the cups and turn them right side up--you can spoon any sauce that is left in the muffin cups over the muffins
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