Jam Filled Biscuits

• all-purpose flour (sifted once)↗1 3⁄4 cups
• baking powder↗3 1⁄2 teaspoons
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• sugar (fine granulated)↗3 tablespoons
• butter (or margarine)↗6 tablespoons
• egg (well beaten)↗1
• milk (approximately)↗1⁄3 cup
• cinnamon (ground)↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• raspberry jam↗4 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 425F.

2. 2

   Grease a cookie sheet.

3. 3

   Mix and sift once, then sift into a bowl: Flour, Baking powder, Salt, 2 Tbsp Sugar.

4. 4

   Cut in the butter (margarine) finely.

5. 5

   Combine well beaten egg with milk.

6. 6

   Make a well in the flour mixture: Add liquids, mix lightly with a fork to make a soft dough. Add a little more milk, if necessary, to make a soft dough.

7. 7

   Knead for 10 seconds on a lightly floured board.

8. 8

   Roll out to ½ inch (about 1 cm) thickness.

9. 9

   Cut out with floured 2 ½ inch (about 5 cm) cookie cutter.

10. 10

    Arrange (well apart) on a greased cookie sheet.

11. 11

    Make a deep impression in the centre of each round of dough.

12. 12

    Brush dough with a little milk.

13. 13

    Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp sugar and cinnamon.

14. 14

    Drop a small amount of jam into each impression.

15. 15

    Bake in preheated oven about 12 minutes.

16. 16

    Serve immediately with butter (margarine).