Roasted Garlic Flaky Biscuits
Servings 9
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Biscuit Cutter
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups of flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 5 tbsp butter
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1½ tbsp white sugar
- 1 head of roasted garlic cloves carefully removed from their skins
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the roasted garlic. (See link above).
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Place into the refrigerator for 10 minutes to chill.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the buttermilk and sugar, then whisk until well blended.
- Add the buttermilk mixture and the roasted garlic cloves (removed from their skins) to the flour mixture and mix with your fingers until combined.
- Place the dough on a well-floured surface and knead 4-5 times.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 9 x 5-inch rectangle.
- Dust the top with flour, then fold the dough crosswise into thirds (like folding a letter to fit into an envelope).
- Re-roll the dough into a 9 x 5 rectangle, dust the top with flour, and fold the dough crosswise into thirds again.
- Gently roll or pat the dough into a ¾ inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter to form biscuits.
- Place dough rounds 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. Season each biscuit with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool for two minutes on a wire cooling rack.
- Serve slathered with butter. Enjoy.