Best Buttery Basil Biscuits

Best Buttery Basil Biscuits

Recipe by Silver scarlet from allrecipes.com

45 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoons dried basil, divided, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup milk, or more as needed
  • ⅓ teaspoon pesto
  • 4 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Sift flour, 1 tablespoon basil, baking powder, 2 teaspoons salt, and cayenne together in a bowl. Blend in 1/2 cup butter using a fork until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk slowly, working the dough as you add. Mix in pesto.
  • Chill the dough for about 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
  • Work the dough on a floured surface until no longer sticky. Roll to your desired thickness and cut into 12 medium biscuits using a round cookie cutter. Place on a baking sheet and spread the tops of each with about 1/3 tablespoon of butter. Sprinkle with remaining dried basil and salt.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes, turning them over after 10 minutes have passed so that the top browns a little too.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 185
  • Carbohydrate: 17g
  • Fat: 12g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Sugar: 1g

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