Martha stewart living's molasses biscuits

10 Biscuits

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Packed dark brown sugar
½ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Ground ginger
Scant 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
⅛ teaspoon Finely ground pepper
6 tablespoons Cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
¼ cup Plus 2 tbsp. milk
¼ cup Fancy molasses
1 tablespoon Heavy cream for brushing

Directions

Heat oven to 375ø. Place rack in the center of the oven. Sift together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, ginger, cloves and pepper. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, whisk together milk and molasses until completely combined. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the milk and molasses. Using a fork, stir the mixture until almost combined. Gently bring the remaining smaller dough particles together with your fingertips. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and pat into rounds with a 2 inch cookie cutter. Gently press the excess dough together and cut more biscuits until dough is gone. Transfer biscuits to a parchment-lined baking sheet; generously brush tops with cream. Bake until golden brown, 24 to 26 minutes. Cool on racks before serving. Yield: 10 biscuits Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin.msn@... Source: TV Guide April 3/99

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #13 by cjhartlin@... on Apr 12, 1999

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