Orange Upside-Down Oven Biscuits

DIRECTIONS

• For the topping:.
• Combine ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until butter and sugar melt, about two minutes.
• Divide the topping among a standard muffin tin.
• Do not line the muffin tin with paper baking cups.
• For the biscuits:.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl.
• Cut in the shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until it forms coarse, uneven crumbs.
• Add the milk.
• Mix well, but with a light touch.
• On a flour-dusted surface,roll the dough into a large rectangle.(approx 11x9).
• Spread with butter.
• Mix the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it over the dough.
• Roll as you would a jelly roll and slice into 12 biscuits.
• Place a single biscuit in each muffin cup.
• Bake until golden, about twenty minutes.
• Cool a couple of minutes,then invert cautiously onto a plate,taking care that the sticky topping doesnt burn you.