Orange Drop Biscuits Recipes

EASY BAKING POWDER DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk a little at a time, stirring lightly between additions.
• Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops are golden.

GRANDMA'S WAR TIME ORANGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C.
• Mix together the butter and honey.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to the honey mixture and fold in beaten egg, grated orange rind and orange juice.
• Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Drop the batter in teaspoonfuls and bake for about 8 - 10 minutes.
• When done, leave in baking tray for 5 minutes then place on a cooling rack until cool. Enjoy with a nice cold glass of milk or a cup of coffee!

E-Z DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, cream of tartar and salt. Stir in butter and milk just until moistened. Drop batter on a lightly greased cookie sheet by the tablespoon.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden on the edges, about 8 to 12 minutes. Serve warm.

QUICK ORANGE DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400F (200C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl beat together the egg and milk, set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and zest. Add the cold butter and mix to form coarse crumbs. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork or spatula just until combined (about 15 or 16 stirs).
• Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons (6 mounds) on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 15-18 minutes or until lightly golden (a little darker on the edges). Move to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!

ORANGE BREAKFAST BISCUITS

Steps:

• Put 1/3 cup sugar and the zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until combined, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and remaining tablespoon sugar in a medium bowl. Using a pastry blender or two knives, blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk; stir with a wooden spoon just until a sticky dough forms.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat dough together, and press into an 8-by-11-by-1-inch rectangle. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar mixture on top. Using a bench scraper or spatula to lift dough, fold rectangle into thirds (as you would a letter).
• Give dough a quarter turn. Roll out into an 8-by-11-by-1-inch rectangle. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar mixture on top. Fold into thirds. Transfer dough to a lightly floured parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Tightly cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Return dough to floured work surface. Roll out again into an 8-by-11-by-1-inch rectangle. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar mixture on top. Fold into thirds. Sprinkle remaining sugar mixture on top.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter, cut rounds from dough (still folded); transfer to a baking sheet. Tightly cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Bake until biscuits are just browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack. Serve warm.

ORANGE DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F and lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray (Pam).
• Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl.
• Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Combine cottage cheese, egg substitute, orange marmalade, and orange rind; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until golden.

ORANGE TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• In large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tarter, orange rind and orange peel, stirring well.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Mix buttermilk and orange juice together, stir to mix well and pour over flour mixture, combing quickly, dough will be soft.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, knead gently 10 times and pat into 1/2" or 3/4 " thickness.
• Cut the dough with a 3" cookie round.
• Brush biscuits with milk.
• Dip sugar cube in orange juice and press into top of biscuit.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet at 450 degrees.
• for 13 - 15 minutes.

PORTUGUESE ORANGE BISCUITS (BISCOITS DE LARANJA

Steps:

• 1. IN A MEDIUM bowl,sift together the flour,baking powder ,baking soda,and salt.SET IT ASIDE
• 2. USING the high speed of an electric mixer ,or by hand ,beat the sugar with 1 cup of the butter in a large bowl until smooth. MIX in the eggs ,One egg at time,alternating with the orange juice,and blending well after each egg. THE texture will look muddled,not smooth and emulsified.
• 3. Fold the flour mixture, then knead Briefly in the bowl for about 3 minutes.
• 4. LIGHTLY grease your hands with some of the remaining butter.ROLL a quarter- sized piece of dough into a 1/2 inch diameter rope about 5 inches long. Shape into a coil (THESE CAN ALSO BE MADE INTO A TWIST by folding the length of rolled dough in half,then twisting a few times. This shape produces a crisper cookie) REPEAT with the remaining dough.
• 5. ( 5) PLACE on parchment-lined or lightly greased baking sheets1 1/2 inches apart and brush with egg wash,and sprinkle with orange zest,or crystal orange sugar. BAKE for 15 to 20 minutes or until the bottom is LIGHTLY BROWNED and the top is light golden color, or for a Crisper cookie, bake a few minutes longer until a rich gold color.
• 6. Enjoy it and share and making more memories .This cookies can also be kept in plastic tight container for up to 3 to 4 weeks.
• 7. Children big and small love biscoits festively for special occasions,or at holidays.

ORANGE AND SOUR-CREAM DROP SHORTCAKES WITH ASSORTED BERRIES

Steps:

• In a bowl with a potato masher mash 2 cups blackberries with 1/3 cup granulated sugar and stir in remaining blackberries. In 2 more bowls mash separately raspberries and blueberries with remaining granulated sugar in same manner. Let berries stand at room temperature 4 hours. Berry mixtures may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring berries to room temperature before serving.
• Make shortcakes:
• Preheat oven to 425°F. and lightly butter 2 baking sheets. In a large bowl whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl whisk together zest, sour cream, and milk and add to flour mixture. Stir mixture until it just forms a soft and sticky dough and drop into 12 mounds at 1-inch intervals onto prepared baking sheets. Pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness and bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until pale golden. Transfer shortcakes to a rack and cool. Shortcakes may be made 4 hours ahead and kept in airtight containers.
• In a large bowl beat cream with confectioners' sugar until it holds soft peaks. Whipped cream may be made 1 hour ahead and chilled in a cheesecloth-lined large sieve set over a bowl, its surface covered with plastic wrap. Whisk cream lightly before serving.
• Split shortcakes horizontally with a fork and serve with berries and whipped cream.