Florida Orange Biscuits

Name: Florida Orange Biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened; 3/4 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon orange juice

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice

Directions

1

Combine flour, baking powder, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt; stir well. Add rind, and stir well. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 3/4 cup orange juice and milk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 10 to 12 times.
2

Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 1 3/4-inch biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on lightly greased baking sheets.
3

Combine remaining ingredients; stir well. Gently press thumb into center of each biscuit. Spoon sugar-orange juice mixture into depressions. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.