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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