LET’S MAKE BISCUITS!!
We don’t have US-style biscuits in the UK; closest thing is savoury scones. I made soup a few days back, veggies with barley and lentils, and had some left over and decided I’d like to make American biscuits to go with it. Found a promising recipe, tried it, and they came out fantastic.
Ingredients:
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
2.5tsp baking powder
0.5tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
1 large egg
Preheat the oven to 205C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Method:
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. I used self-raising flour so only added 2 level teaspoons of baking powder.
Cut or rub in the butter (I used salted, either works) until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. The butter has to be very cold for this, and if you’re rubbing it in, your hands must be cold too.
Add the milk and the beaten egg and stir either with a metal spoon or a knife until the mix is sticky, moist and lumpy.
Knead the mixture only enough to bind it. If you knead it too much the biscuits won’t rise as well.
Roll it out to around half an inch thick and cut with a cup/glass/cookie-cutter into circles. Try not to twist the cutter – this pinches the edges together and you’ll get flatter biscuits.
Brush the tops with a little milk and pop them in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
Nom!




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