A simple, quick sweet treat for any morning, but especially Christmas morning!

Spooned biscuits were originally round shaped. They took the name "spooned" biscuits by the fact that they were shaped and laid on the baking tray using a spoon. They definitively took their modern, slender shape in the XIX century.

While really more akin to pastry than to bread, baking powder biscuits are best served hot at a meal, perhaps a special meal, where they can accompany meats or other substantial foods. You can make these by hand in a bowl, by hand on a work surface, in a mixen or in afood processor. Here, the biscuits are made in a bowl with a pastry cutter. Makes 1 1/2 pounds dough, 12 biscuits.