Sage Biscuits

Makes 12
Time 30 min

Serve these biscuits with bowls of thick chili or soup, or spread halved biscuits with mustard and top them with sliced ham or chicken for sandwiches. Alternately, peppery sage biscuits are a great addition to breakfast or brunch.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1/2 cupwhole milk
    1egg
    2 cupsall-purpose flour
    1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking powder
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1 tablespoonfinely chopped fresh sage
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/4 teaspooncayenne pepper (optional)
    3/4 cup(1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

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Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F.


In a small bowl, whisk together milk and egg until blended. Set aside.


Blend flour, baking powder, salt, sage, black pepper and cayenne (if using) in food processor or large bowl.


Add cold butter and pulse, or quickly blend with your fingertips, until mixture resembles coarse meal.


Do not over mix.


Add milk mixture and process just until moist clumps begin to form.


Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead until dough holds together, about 6 turns.


Roll out dough to a thickness of 1/2-inch.


Using a floured 2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter, cut out biscuits.


Reroll scraps and cut remaining biscuits.


Transfer biscuits to a large nonstick baking sheet.


Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 biscuit

Calories

190

Total Fat

12g

Saturated Fat

8g

Cholesterol

50mg

Sodium

270mg

Total Carbohydrate

18g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

1g

Protein

4g

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