Quick Honey Butterhorns
"From a hand written cookbook from 1930s. Neligh Nebraska Cinnamon, honey, and orange zest in this; it tastes like a biscuit with honey and cinnamon.""
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (95.2 g)
- Calories 283.6
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.8 g
- Cholesterol - 38.8 mg
- Sodium - 540.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 37 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.5 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 6.7 g
- Calcium - 166.7 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
Step 2
Cut in shortening.
Step 3
Add milk to make soft dough; recipe says you may have to add 3/4 cup milk but start with lesser amount (I did have to add more milk).
Step 4
Turn out on a floured board; knead 1/2 minute.
Step 5
Divide dough in half.
Step 6
Roll each portion into circular shape about 1/4 inch thick.
Step 7
Brush with melted butter and honey that you have melted together.
Step 8
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Step 9
Cut into pie shaped pieces.
Step 10
Roll up starting at large end (roll tight or they will come unrolled).
Step 11
Brush with egg yolk mixed with water.
Step 12
Sprinkle top with orange zest.
Step 13
Bake 10 to 12 minutes in hot oven 450 degrees Fahrenheit. (Mine took a little longer).
Step 14
Be careful when handling them out of oven; the honey is wicked hot for a few minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.