Thyme Biscuits

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Thyme Biscuits

 

Recipe By : Entertaining Light - Martha Rose Shulman (Bantam Books)

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Breads

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/4 pound unbleached white flour -- (about 7/8 cup)

1/4 pound whole wheat flour -- (about 7/8 cup)

- or whole wheat pastry flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

- or 1-1/2 teaspoons crumbled dried

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

2/3 cup sour milk -- buttermilk

- or plain nonfat yogurt

 

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter a baking sheet. Sift

together the flours, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

Stir in the thyme. Cut in the butter, then take up the flour and roll

briskly between the palms of your hands so the mixture has the

consistency of coarse cornmeal. This step can also be done in a food

processor fitted with the steel blade, using the pulse action.

 

Stir the milk, buttermilk, or yogurt into the mixture. Gather up the

dough and gently knead it, not working the dough like bread but just

pressing it together so that it comes together in a cohesive lump. It

will be slightly sticky, so lightly flour your hands. The less you

work the dough, the lighter your biscuits will be.

 

Roll out to a thickness of about 3/4 inch and cut into squares,

triangles, or rounds. For bite-size biscuits, cut into squares, then

cut the squares diagonally into small triangles. Place on the

prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until they're

beginning to brown. Serve warm.

 

Advance Preparation: These biscuits can be made several hours before

serving and reheated in a 325-degree F. oven.

 

Yield: 12 biscuits or 24 bite-size biscuits

 

Per Portion (bite-size biscuits): Calories 58, Protein: 1 gram, Fat:

3 grams, Carbohydrates: 8 grams, Sodium: 129 milligrams, Cholesterol:

7 milligrams

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 79 Calories; 5g Fat (57%

calories from fat); 1g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 14mg Cholesterol;

159mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Starch/Bread; 1 Fat

 

 

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