Cracked Black Pepper Cream Biscuits |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Ingredients:
3 cups cake flour (not self-rising) |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
1 tablespoon sugar |
2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper |
1 teaspoon table salt |
1 1/4 cups heavy cream |
2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425° F. and lightly grease a large baking sheet.
2. Into a bowl sift together flour and baking powder. With a fork stir in sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper, and table salt. Add cream and stir to form a soft dough. On a lightly floured surface with floured hands knead dough gently 8 times.
3. Melt butter and cool.
4. Pat out dough into a 9-inch square (about 1/2 inch thick). With a rectangular cutter (about 2 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches) dipped in flour or with a sharp knife cut out as many rectangles as possible. Dip tops of biscuits in butter and arrange, buttered sides up, 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet. Gather scraps into a ball. Pat out dough and make more biscuits in same manner. Sprinkle biscuits with coarse salt and remaining 1/2 tablespoon pepper.
5. Bake biscuits in middle of oven until golden and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Biscuits may be made 6 hours ahead and cooled completely before being kept, wrapped well, at room temperature. Just before serving, reheat biscuits in a 350° F. oven until just warm, about 5 minutes.
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