Tomato Basil Biscuits

Name: Tomato Basil Biscuits
Ingredients: ⅓ cup coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; Pinch of sugar; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cold; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped (½ cup); ¼ cup half-and-half

Preparation info

6
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

These basil-flecked pink biscuits are great with a greens soup, grilled beef or fish, or an omelet.

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Pinch of sugar
¼ teaspoon salt

Breakfast
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Cut the butter into ½-inch cubes, and with two knives, a pastry blender, or your fingertips work them into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse