Thyme Biscuits Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/4 pound (about 7/8 cup) unbleached white flour
• 1/4 pound (about 7/8 cup) whole wheat flour 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

Preparation:

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

Recipe Source: Entertaining Light by Martha Rose Shulman (Bantam Books)
Reprinted with permission.

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