Chai Tea Mini Biscuits

Submitted by kitty.rock

"I really enjoy chai tea and these biscuits sound perfect to have with afternoon tea. From Southern Living May 2009 "Healthy Foods' Section. (Recipe by Jamie Kulovitz, Brooklyn, New York). These biscuits can also be made ahead and frozen."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 24 biscuits
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 3 regular-size chai tea teabags
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (you could substitute Splenda)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1⁄4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar (frosting)

directions

1. Cook milk in a small non-aluminum saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring once, 2 to 3 minutes or just until bubbles appear (do not boil); remove from heat.
2. Add tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags from milk, squeezing gently.
3. Stir together sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly. Add 3/4 cup milk mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Reserve remaining milk mixture for later use.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 to 5 times with floured hands. Pat dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut biscuits out with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 400 degrees F for 6 to 7 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
6. Whisk together reserved 1 tablespoon milk mixture and powdered sugar until smooth. Drizzle over warm biscuits and serve.
7. TO MAKE AHEAD:.
8. Prepare biscuits, and freeze, without glaze, in a zip-top plastic freezer bag up to 2 weeks.
9. To reheat, thaw biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 4 to 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
10. Whisk together 1 tablespoon milk and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Drizzle glaze evenly over biscuits, and serve immediately.

Reviews

[SweetPeaNC]

These were good, but probably won't make it into my cookie rotation. I liked them better than my husband, but I like chai better too. The dough was very sticky--I had to add about half a cup more to make it workable. I also noticed one slightly odd thing: the recipe says to reserve 1/4 cup of the milk mixture, but only uses 1 tablespoon to make the glaze.