Traditional Newfoundland Raisin Tea Buns Recipes

THE BEST NEWFOUNDLAND RAISIN TEA BUNS

Steps:

• I start these in my food processor because it is so fast but they can be made just as easily in a large bowl by cutting the butter in with a pastry blender or just rubbing it into the dry ingredients using your hands like Nan did.
• In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Transfer to a large bowl and toss in the raisins.
• Make a well in the center of the dry mix.
• Mix together the lemon juice, vanilla and milk.Pour into the well and mix only enough to form a dough ball.
• Roll to 1 inch thickness and cut out buns with biscuit cutter and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Baking time will vary depending on the size of your biscuit cutter. This recipe makes 16 tea buns.

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND TEABUNS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, then add pieces of cold butter and mix well together. 2. Mix egg and milk together in another bowl and add to mixture working it in with your hand until almost into a ball. 3. Add raisins if you are making the raisin buns if not don't add. 4. Continue on forming into a ball then put out onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. 5. Cover with a sprinkle of flour and roll into 1/4 inch thick pastry. 6. With a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out 24 buns, place on a greased cookie pan or square pan, or a piece of parchment paper; place in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. 7. Once baking is complete, remove from oven put on a serving plate eat hot or cold with butter and homemade jam. 8. Pre-heat your oven to 350° and bake for 15 minutes, helpful tips under bake is better then over baking them. Check after 10 minutes if they are a light golden brown pull them out, ever oven is different.

NANNY'S NEWFOUNDLAND TEA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Whisk flour and baking powder together in a bowl; stir in raisins. Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, sugar, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat egg mixture into butter mixture; stir in flour mixture until dough is just mixed.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll out about 1-inch thick. Cut dough with a biscuit cutter or juice glass; place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.