Dill and Smoked Salmon Biscuits

Name: Dill and Smoked Salmon Biscuits
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; Pinch of sugar; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces; 6 tablespoons half-and-half; 2 ounces thickly sliced smoked salmon (see Step 2)

Preparation info

6
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Serve these biscuits, warm out of the oven, at cocktail time or brunch. Be sure to have a fresh chèvre alongside.

Ingredients

2 ounces thickly sliced smoked salmon (see Step 2)
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Pinch of sugar

Breakfast
Bread
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Cut the salmon into ½-inch cubes; you should have about ⅓ cup. Set it aside.
Sift the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Using your fingertips, two knives, or a pastry blender, work the