upside-down orange biscuits

Brewer, ME
Updated on Mar 15, 2011

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

  • Step 1
    Combine butter, orange juice, sugar and orange rind, and cook for two minutes.
  • Step 2
    Pour into nine muffin pans.
  • Step 3
    Sift flour, salt and baking powder, then cut in the shortening.
  • Step 4
    Add milk and then stir until the dough follows the fork around the bowl.
  • Step 5
    Knead 1/2 minute
  • Step 6
    Roll 1/4 inch thick
  • Step 7
    Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture and then roll like a jelly roll.
  • Step 8
    Slice 1 inch thick, and then place cut-side down over the orange mixture in the muffin cups
  • Step 9
    Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes (maybe a couple more) makes 9 biscuits
  • Step 10
    After 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

Discover More

Category: Biscuits
Category: Sweet Breads
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Bread

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