Thanksgiving Recipes
Pumpkin Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin purée
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine buttermilk and pumpkin purée in a bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 5 times. Roll dough to about a 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 12 biscuits with a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on a greased or sprayed baking sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes or until golden.
- Serve with butter and honey.