American ‘Biscuits’

Name: American ‘Biscuits’
Yield: Makes about 12 biscuits, depending on the size of the cutter used
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 baking sheets or swiss roll tins lined with baking paper or foil; 200 g unsalted butter, cold and cut into 12 pieces; 300 ml full fat milk; 390 g plain flour; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt

Essential Technique

Preparation info

Makes about
12
biscuits, depending on the size of the cutter used

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bake!

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2010

About

Biscuits and scones are prepared in a similar manner, though contemporary versions of the latter are quite a bit sweeter. They both require careful handling, but as long as it’s cool in the kitchen and you don’t over-knead the dough, it’s easy to turn out excellent versions of both.

Ingredients

390 g plain flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon</

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Bread

Method

Set a rack in the centre of the oven and preheat to 220°C/gas mark 7.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade and pulse several times to mix.
Add the butter and pulse again repeate