Southern Living Feta-Oregano Biscuits

[Guest guest]

@@@@@

Southern Living Feta-Oregano Biscuits

 

1 (4-oz.) package crumbled feta cheese

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

2 1/4 cups self-rising soft-wheat flour

1/2 cup cold butter

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Self-rising soft-wheat flour

2 tablespoons melted butter

 

 

 

 

 

1. Combine crumbled feta cheese and dried oregano with flour in a large bowl.

 

2. Cut butter with a sharp knife or pastry blender into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

Sprinkle butter slices over flour mixture; toss butter with flour. Cut butter

into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas.

Cover and chill 10 minutes. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients

are moistened.

 

3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times, gradually

adding additional flour as needed. With floured hands, press or pat dough into a

3/4-inch-thick rectangle (about 9 x 5 inches). Sprinkle top of dough with

additional flour. Fold dough over onto itself in 3 sections, starting with 1

short end. (Fold dough rectangle as if folding a letter-size piece of paper.)

Repeat entire process 2 more times, beginning with pressing into a

3/4-inch-thick dough rectangle (about 9 x 5 inches).

 

4. Press or pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut

with a 2-inch round cutter, and place, side by side, on a parchment paper-lined

or lightly greased jelly-roll pan. (Dough rounds should touch.)

 

5. Bake at 450° for 13 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven;

brush with 2 Tbsp. melted butter.

 

Yield: Makes 2 1/2 dozen

Prep: 20 min.

Chill: 10 min.

Bake: 15 min.

 

Source: Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2007

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 04.09.08

 

Note: For testing purposes only, we used White Lily Self-Rising Soft Wheat

Flour.

 

ChupaNote: doubled oregano. Will try this with fresh oregano this summer. Might

try sprinkling with more feta on top before baking. Wonder if this would bake up

as a 8x8 pan bread and save all the fussing.

-----