I was home for my sister's wedding last week and have been terribly busy running around in the sultry Kerala weather. I missed blogging all the time and now that I am back it feels like ages. There's a lot to say but I feel tongue-tied and tired. I had scheduled posts in m absence but they ended up waiting because I was not done with any of them in the right sense. This is a post I have been dying to share with you all. It so happened that I read about the American biscuits in Rossant's memoirs ( the book I have been ranting about off lately). I then saw the recipe on the joy of baking website and found myself lucky that particular day because all I needed to make these were butter, flour and milk and those were the only things I had in store that day. I loved the buttery scone like texture of these biscuits and it did not require any crazy painstaking procedures. Biscuits in the US according to my research is eaten with curry, soups, jam or just butter. They are more or less short breads similar to the British scones and have a flaky buttery texture. The key ingredients that go into making the perfect American biscuits are butter, flour, egg, milk, sugar and baking powder. The best part of this recipe is that it requires no proofing and can be baked in no time. I had them with a potato soup ( the recipe will be posted soon) and I urge you to try these with some curry or soup. They are a great treat as starters for a dinner party, a brunch or breakfast- these biscuits suits every occasion. So for those of you who want to bake and are confused as to what you should start with, these biscuits are perfect. As usual I baked these in the evening and by the time the were done I lost the natural light I would have loved to have to photograph these beauties but then they tasted yummy so I forgive my wrong timing.
Ingredients for American Biscuits ( Recipe from joyofbaking.com)
All purpose Flour- 325 gm
Baking Powder- 2 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 1 tbsp
Butter- 113 gm ( I used salted, if you use unsalted add 1/2 tsp salt)
Milk- 180 ml
Egg- 1
For Egg wash beat an egg with 1 tbsp milk.
Directions
Sieve the flour, baking powder and sugar. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the dry ingredients break them down till the form a coarse mixture. I used my hands for this.
Add the milk slightly followed by the egg and mix well. Roll the dough onto a clean surface and knead well till the dough comes together.
Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Use a round cookie cutter and cut out biscuits.
Place the biscuits onto a baking tray and brush the top with the egg wash.
Bake for 10- 15 minutes at 180 degrees till the top of the biscuits are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the biscuit comes out clean. Serve the biscuits warmly with butter along with soup or gravy.
So now that I am back, hope to be around more often and to surprise your
palates and imagination with new delicacies. Till then be patient and
enthusiastic. Ciao !!!
