Pumpkin-Pecan Biscuits

• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. each: ground cinnamon and nutmeg
• 1/2 c. butter, cut into pieces
• 1/3 c. chopped pecans, toasted
• 2/3 c. mashed, cooked, fresh pumpkin or canned, solid-packed pumpkin
• 1/3 c. half and half

1. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles small peas.
3. Stir in pecans.
4. In a glass measuring cup, combine pumpkin and half and half.
5. Stir into flour mixture.
6. Dough should be stiff.
7. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
8. Knead several times.
9. If dough is too wet to handle, add more flour.
10. Pat dough out to 1/2-inch thickness.
11. Cut out with 2-inch cutter.
12. Place biscuits on cookie sheet and bake.

flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, butter, pecans, pumpkin

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=171729 (may not work)