Buttermilk Biscuits

These are buttermilk biscuits from 100 Cakes and Bakes, a book that I cannot find right now. I cut them out with leaf and acorn-shaped cookie cutters, for a more festive look.

Basic Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour sifted, plus some for rolling
• 1 tbsp. baking powder, sifted
• 4 tbsp. butter, diced
• 2 eggs
• 7 tablespoons milk
• 1 beaten egg to glaze

Directions:

1. combine flour, baking powder and butter
2. add eggs and milk (originally the recipe called for 1 egg, but it was so dry that I added two, use your discretion)
3. roll out on a floured surface to about 3/4 in. thickness
4. cut with a biscuit cutter or a drinking glass
5. lightly grease baking sheet and transfer
6. use beaten egg to glaze
7. bake for 8-10 minutes on 425

We served this with Chunky Beef Stew, which you can find my recipe for on this blog to the right.