biscuits for our tea

To go with our nice cup of tea or coffee, I'd love to share these currant biscuits with you. We've made three batches in the last week and each time they disappear faster than you'd believe. I made up the first batch last week for my daughter's nursery school. Twenty discriminating little palates all agreed: delicious! Older children and adults can't leave them alone either. They are amazingly simple, that's why I'm so surprised by their popularity. Of course I had to write down the recipe for you. I believe it's quite forgiving, since I've changed it slightly each time and haven't been disappointed once. A food processor makes these an easy "whip up".

Currant Biscuits
tea time...snack time... any time!

Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup of currants
1 cup of vanilla yogurt


Make
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Mix all the dry ingredients and butter in a food processor until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Add currants and mix for 5 seconds. Add yogurt and mix just until it's all incorporated. Lightly flour your counter and turn the dough out onto it. Pat into a circle ... sprinkle a little flour on top of dough to prevent sticking and roll out to 1/2 inch thick. Cut in shapes and place on an un-greased sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.

Here are some way to vary this recipe:
-add other kinds of dried fruit
-add zest of orange or lemon
-add more sugar for a sweeter version
-use plain yogurt, but add a teaspoon of vanilla
-try other kinds of flours
Here's what not to change (just my opinion):
-amount of soda and baking powder
-ratio of flour to yogurt and butter

I'll be back next week with a more regular posting schedule and a shop update for Friday the 27th. Have a beautiful weekend, friends!

A new addition to this post: recipe translated into Spanish thanks to lovely Julie Alvarez! Please check here.