Creme Fraiche Biscuits
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 sticks (1/2 pound) cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup creme fraiche
- 1 large egg
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a large bowl, whisk 4 cups of the flour with the baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Cut in the butter until it's the size of peas.
- Make a well in the center.
- In a small bowl, whisk the heavy cream with the creme fraiche and egg and pour into the well.
- Stir with a fork until evenly moistened.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently knead 2 or 3 times until it holds together.
- Roll out the dough 1 inch thick.
- Using a 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, stamp out the biscuits as close together as possible.
- Gently press the scraps together and stamp out more biscuits.
- Transfer to baking sheets and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Bake the biscuits for 18 minutes, or until golden on top.
- Serve warm from the oven or at room temperature.
allpurpose flour, baking powder, kosher salt, sugar, cold unsalted butter, heavy cream, creme fraiche, egg
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/creme-fraiche-biscuits (may not work)