Blueberry Biscuits
These make a wonderfully flat, sweet biscuit, best served with a touch of butter while they are still warm. You can roll these out and use a biscuit cutter, but I prefer to gently cut them and form into circles to avoid smashing all the plump berries.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- ⅓ cup shortening
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup fresh blueberries rinsed and drained
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, sugar and orange rind in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly.
- Combine egg and buttermilk, add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Stir in blueberries.
- Place dough on a lightly floured board and knead 4 times. Divide dough into 4 sections. Cut each section into 4 pieces.
- Gently form into circles. Place on a silicone mat on a cookie sheet and bake at 400° for 15 minutes.
- Combine butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Brush on warm biscuits.