2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup shortening
½ cup raisins
¾ cup milk
1 Tablespoon butter melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 Tablespoon of sugar mixed together in a small dish.
- Preheat Oven to 425°
- Measure flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and sugar into bowl.
- Cut in shortening with a pastry blender.
- Stir in the raisins and the milk.
- Round up the dough and knead lightly 8 times on a floured pastry cloth.
- Roll with floured rolling pin until ½” thick.
- Cut with a floured biscuit cutter and place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 10- 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- When still hot, brush tops with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
Makes about 8 large or 20 mini biscuits.