Cinnamon Raisin Weight Watcher Biscuits Recipe: these are quick to make and the perfect sweet, low calorie breakfast or snack.
This recipe is a real family favourite. These cinnamon raisin biscuits are actually an old Weight Watcher's recipe. Whether you're looking of a low calorie treat or not, these quick and easy biscuits are so delicious you will love them.
We often make this cinnamon raisin biscuits recipe on a weekend morning for breakfast. My girls love the sweet taste, especially warm biscuits from the oven, but my husband and I love them because they're an old Weight Watchers recipe only 3 ww.pts+ per biscuit. I love something so yummy, that doesn't leave you feeling too naughty. These are the perfect biscuits to enjoy over a second cup of coffee. The flaky layers and plump raisins and warm cinnamon make these sweet biscuits such a favorite.
These biscuits are very quick and easy to make. No stand mixer necessary. These easy cinnamon raisin biscuits come together in just a few minutes. Use a pastry cutter or your fingertips to cut in the butter. This process helps make these into delicious flaky biscuits. Stir them into until a soft dough forms, but don't over mix.
Another tip for making tender flaky biscuits, is to divide the dough into two, and then pat or roll out into two disks. Instead of using a round biscuit cutter to make the biscuits, just use a sharp knife to cut the disks into 4. This process means you don't have to reroll the biscuit dough to cut more biscuits, and makes more tender biscuits with no wasted biscuit dough.
Raisins
For juicy raisins, a little trick it to soak the raisins in some warm water for about 30 min. before using them in baking. This process rehydrates the raisins making them plump and juicy. If you are in a rush, you can speed up the process by placing the raisins in a microwave safe bowl and adding the raisins and water to cover plus an inch. Microwave on high for 1 minute, and then let sit 5 minutes in the hot water before draining.
Sweet Glaze
These cinnamon raisin biscuits are covered with a simple glaze. The glaze adds a sweetness to the biscuits. and is the perfect finishing touch. The glaze is very light, but easy to drizzle over the biscuits. Be sure to drizzle the glaze over the biscuits on plate, or piece of parchment paper, as the glaze will drip off of the sides of the warm baked biscuits.
Storage
If you have any leftover cinnamon raisin biscuits, store them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Options
Instead of the glaze drizzled over the top of the cinnamon raisins biscuits, you could use cinnamon sugar. Mix together ½ teaspoon cinnamon with 2 teaspoon of white sugar. Before baking the biscuits, brush the biscuits with a little milk using a pastry brush and then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar of the top of them. The cinnamon sugar will add a nice little crunch to the top of the baked biscuits.
I love the specks of cinnamon and juicy raisins, and the sweet glaze is the perfect finishing touch for these cinnamon raisin biscuits.
These are the best cinnamon raisin biscuits and they're the perfect guiltless treat with and a hot cup of tea. They're are one of my favorite easy recipes to make on a weekend morning. This easy biscuit recipe is sure to become a favorite of yours too.
Recipe
Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon cold butter
- ¼ cup raisins
- ½ cup skim milk
- 4 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon skim milk
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and use a whisk to fully combine the dry ingredients.
- Cut in the butter into the flour mixture, until the mixture resembles coarse meal using a pastry blender, or your fingertips.
- Stir in the raisins.
- Stir in the milk and form the mixture into a dough.
- Divide the biscuit dough in half to form two balls. On a lightly floured surface, flatten each ball into a disk that's about 1 inch thick using your hand or a rolling pin. Use a sharp knife to cut each disk into 4 triangles, for a total of 8 biscuits. Place the cut biscuits on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 for 12 min. until golden brown. Cool baked biscuits on a wire rack.
- To make the glaze, combine powdered sugar with 2 teaspoons of skim milk in a small bowl. Once the biscuits are slightly cool, drizzle the glaze over the tops of the biscuits and enjoy.
Nutrition
With these easy cinnamon raisin biscuit recipe, life really is a party!
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Sue {munchkin munchies} says
Mmmmm! What a great, tasty way to amp up biscuits!