Orange Upside-down Oven Biscuits

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 -4 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 for the topping:.
• 2 combine ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until butter and sugar melt, about two minutes.
• 3 divide the topping among a standard muffin tin.
• 4 do not line the muffin tin with paper baking cups.
• 5 for the biscuits:.
• 6 preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 7 sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl.
• 8 cut in the shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until it forms coarse, uneven crumbs.
• 9 add the milk.
• 10 mix well, but with a light touch.
• 11 on a flour-dusted surface,roll the dough into a large rectangle.(approx 11x9).
• 12 spread with butter.
• 13 mix the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it over the dough.
• 14 roll as you would a jelly roll and slice into 12 biscuits.
• 15 place a single biscuit in each muffin cup.
• 16 bake until golden, about twenty minutes.
• 17 cool a couple of minutes,then invert cautiously onto a plate,taking care that the sticky topping doesnt burn you.