How To Make Raisin Biscuits

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 220° C

Set the oven to 220° Celsius before beginning the biscuits

Step 3: Mix the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, raisins and rosemary

Into a large bowl, introduce the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, rosemary, and the raisins. Combine well, either with a spoon or by hand.

Step 4: Add the butter

Introduce cold butter and with your hands and combine it well with all the ingredients until the mix resembles the consistency of wet sand.

Step 5: Add the milk and mix together

Pour 2/3 of the milk into the mixture and continue to mix with your hands until the dough becomes uniform. Be careful not to over-mix or the biscuits will be come tough and stringy instead of light and flaky.

Dough should be slightly tacky to touch but not too dry. If too dry, add a bit more of the milk.

Step 6: Roll out and cut

Sprinkle a little flour on the working surface. Lay out dough, sprinkle a little more flour on top and with a rolling pin, roll it out to about a one centimetre thickness. Be sure not to work the dough too much.

Now, using a small drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut circles of dough until no more circles can be cut.

The remaining dough from in-between the circles can be re-worked and moulded into additional biscuits.

Now wet a baking tray with a sprinkle of water and layer with wax paper. Put the biscuits on the pan and place in the oven. (You might have to cook them in two batches.)

Step 7: Bake for 10-15 minutes, remove from heat, and serve

After ten to fifteen minutes, take the biscuits from the oven. They should have a golden brown complexion. The biscuits are best served hot and go well with butter, marmalade, or jam. If you want a taste of the savoury, serve with ham or cheese.