Maple Curry Biscuits from: Biscuits and Slashed Browns a cozy mystery novel with recipes
They didn't win first prize in the contest, but Robbie's customers don't care. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. (With inspiration from the Tassajara Bread Book)
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour, plus extra for kneading
- 1 cup unbleached white flour
- 1 tsp curry powder
- ½ tsp salt
- dash ⅛ tsp cayenne or hot chili pepper
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup maple syrup, plus 2 Tbsp (Option: if you like a sweeter biscuit, omit the milk and use ½ cup maple syrup)
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients.
- Cut butter into the flour mix until mostly pea-sized pieces.
- Make a well in the middle and add the eggs, 1/4 cup syrup, and milk, mixing with a fork in the well.
- Stir all with a fork until liquid is just blended with the flour. Do not overmix.
- Sprinkle some flour on a flat surface and on the dough.
- Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto the surface, rubbing flour around the inside of the bowl until clean.
- Lightly knead the dough until it comes together.
- Roll the dough to a half-inch thickness.
- Fold in thirds. Rotate 90 degrees.
- Roll, fold, and repeat several times.
- Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter or drinking glass and position on a baking sheet. You don't need more than half an inch in between.
- Brush tops with maple syrup.
- Bake for about ten minutes or until risen and golden brown on top.