Nanny's Newfoundland Tea Biscuits

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cups raisins
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 0.5 cups unsalted butter , softened
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

2. 2

   Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a separate bowl.

3. 3

   Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in egg mixture, then stir in flour mixture until just combined.

4. 4

   Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out until 1-inch thick. Cut into 24 biscuits with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place onto the prepared baking sheets.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.