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Festive Biscuit Strips Recipe

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Many people —especially children—don't care for fruitcake, so I came up with this sweet biscuit recipe. A few years ago these strips earned high honors in a recipe contest sponsored by a local newspaper. —Tena Huckleby, Greenville, Tennessee

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Festive Biscuit Strips Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup cold butter
1-1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
1/4 cup chopped navel orange
1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup chopped red maraschino cherries
1/4 cup chopped green maraschino cherries
ICING:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 teaspoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flours and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add milk, stirring with a fork until mixture forms a soft dough. Fold in the cranberries, orange, pineapple and cherries.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 4-5 times. Pat into a 13-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Cut into 3-in. x 1-in. strips; place on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 425° for 11-5 minutes or until golden brown. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over strips. Serve warm. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Editor's Note: As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup.

Originally published as Festive Biscuit Strips in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p47

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