Citrus Tea Biscuits and a Berry Honey Shortcake Recipe
These delicious citrus tea biscuits made with fresh citrus and honey are perfect for using in a Berry Honey Shortcake.
Lately I’ve been experimenting with replacing cane sugar with honey in many recipes, including baked goods. Honey is a terrific sweetener and helps create moist goodies.
When baking with honey, it’s not just a matter of replacing the same amount of sugar with equal amounts of honey. Other adjustments have to be made, proportions adjusted, temperatures slightly reduced. It’s very important to pay attention to the details, and not to lose track of things, and say, accidentally double the baking powder. That’s never a good thing. Not that I would know anything about that.
When it comes to baking it’s not something I usually do without a bit of planning. For me it takes thought and clearing the kitchen of all distractions, especially people. If others are around while I’m baking, I tend to start talking, sometimes totally forgetting what I’ve measured, and I may even skip some ingredients altogether. I don’t do well with distractions.
Needless to say, these citrus tea biscuits were made four times, with a little tweaking each time (and a few goof ups), resulting in a moist little biscuit with hints of citrus. While I’ve used both lemon and lime, any fresh citrus would be nice. Lime is always my favorite and is especially nice in these little biscuits.
These tea biscuits are mighty fine on their own, but are perfect for making shortcakes. Layer the tea biscuits with berries, and Honeyed Whipped Cream, then top with an extra drizzling of honey for, not only a delicious dessert, but a lovely one too. This recipe is a good reason to find a local berry batch and pick your own fresh berries. With fresh berries on hand, shortcakes are always a good idea.
Citrus Tea Biscuits and a Berry Honey Shortcake Recipe
Delicious tea biscuits made with fresh citrus and honey. I've used both lemon or lime to make these, but any citrus would be nice. Lime is my favorite!
Citrus Tea Biscuits Recipe
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These are absolutely gorgeous, Amy! I want one right now!!!
That is the perfect picture of a spring dessert, beautiful!
This is SO absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for doing all the hard work and determining the right way to use Honey with these… I am practically salivating at the thought of making them! Just beautiful Amy!
Oh Amy, this is an other recipe that makes me want to jump in the car and head your way! So gorgeous.
This is all over Pinterest for a GREAT reason!! Stunning Amy 🙂
amy, i am DROOLING over these! the perfect spring dessert…or breakfast…or maybe lunch or dinner 🙂
So beautiful Amy!! Sounds like the perfect spring treat indeed!!
Not only is this photo stunning, but it is also such a happy picture. It made me smile and I haven’t even had a chance to make it and enjoy all those delicious berries, whipped cream and biscuits!
Gorgeous dessert Amy!
These are BEAUTIFUL!! What a most perfect breakfast.
These just make me want to dig in right now!
MERCY these look divine Amy!! please package a couple of these up and send them to me . . . better yet, could you deliver?? then i could squeeze on you too!!
Beautiful! And so perfect for those warm summer days!
Yummy, I would like to eat one right now and it is 930pm…uhm…:-0)
We had our first shortcakes, pound cakes and angel food cake with berries over the weekend. This, with the addition of honey and honey cream is incredible! Yum!
Wow! This is just stunning Amy!! Gorgeous!
I think I would love to have this one one the menu every day. This is breathtaking!
What a beautiful shortcake, Amy! I haven’t tried baking with honey, but I think I need to asap.
These look absolutely delicious and the pictures are gorgeous! And sweetened with honey… perfection.
That looks so lovely, I want it RIGHT NOW. Love the citrus in the biscuit, sounds perfect.
I prefer to use honey in my recipes instead of refined sugar when possible and it has such a nice flavor!
What a beautiful dessert! Honey is a great sweetener. It tastes delicious and is better for you than sugar. I am bookmarking this to try soon.
I don’t think I could love this more. I’m loving the citrus and honey combinations.
that’s so funny reading about how you have to THINK and clear the kitchen of distractions while you bake…I am the same way when I cook! Having people over for dinner and having them STAND in the kitchen and TALK?!? Oh, I can barely function!
And, these are gorgeous, Amy! I’ve been wanting to bake more with honey as well. I have big plans (in my head) for a honey sugar cookies. We’ll see if it actually gets made. 😉
Oh my Goodness… I need one of these NOW!!! I have a dinner coming up and these would be amazing to serve. Beautiful spring inspiration! Thank you for sharing!
WOW! You saved me one, right? I’ll be right over!!
I love how you love honey. Unknow I’ve said this before but I love pannacotta with honey. I hope you’ll make it one day 🙂
What a beautiful picture. It makes me want to eat it and just stare at it, all at the same time.
Oh yes… this looks magnificent. Funny thing is that i used to hate honey as a kid… too sticky. 🙂 But now I can’t get enough of it. That drizzle on top is lovely!
I copied this recipe as this dessert looks wonderful. If you would use some Pillsbury products I think you could enter it in their annual bake off.
I just love shortcakes in any way, shape or form, and this one looks amazing with all that whipped cream and honey!
These photos look absolutely divine, and I bet these shortcakes taste amazing too. Love the photos and the recipe 🙂
oh Amy I want to dive right into that! Strawberry Shortcake is one of my all time favorite desserts and these biscuits sound AMAZING! I think I’m going to have to make these soon!
and those photos………WOW!
Just gorgeous, Amy!
Tea and scones are my favorite things. This recipe looks mouthwatering.
Your shortcake looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous! Your photos are totally stunning!
Lovely dessert!
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