New Basic Biscuits

Name: New Basic Biscuits
Yield: 8 biscuits
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon sugar; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold; ¾ cup half-and-half; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

8
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

This basic dough can be made sweet or savory: just adapt the recipe one way to make a great accompaniment to Spicy Breakfast Patties, another way for a fresh berry shortcake.

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1

Breakfast
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
In a large bowl, toss together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces, and cut it into the flour using two knives, a pastry blender, or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse c