1 1/2 c Water
1 c Orange juice
1/3 c Orange marmalade
16 oz Mixed dried fruit, (2 bags)
-coarsely chopped
1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Baking soda
1 ds Ground cloves
1/3 c Chilled stick margarine, cut
-into small pieces
2 tb Skim milk
2 tb Molasses
1 tb Orange marmalade
2 ts Water
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a 2-quart baking dish; stir well. Bake
at
400 degrees for 30 minutes.
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and cloves in a bowl;
cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture
resembles coarse meal.
Combine milk and molasses, and add to the flour mixture, stirring just
until the dry ingredients are moistened.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 5 or 6 times.
Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness, and cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter into
10 biscuits. Remove the fruit mixture from oven, and arrange biscuits on
top of hot fruit mixture. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until the
biscuits are golden.
Combine 1 tablespoon marmalade and 2 teaspoons water in a bowl; brush over
biscuits. Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup fruit mixture and 1
biscuit).
Per serving: 261 Calories; 7g Fat (22% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 51g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 146mg Sodium
Serving Ideas : Serve warm.
Yields
10 Servings
