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Dipping Biscuits

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Dipping Biscuits

Dipping Biscuits

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Equipment

  • - Hand Mixer: A versatile tool for mixing batter, doughs, or even frosting to ensure smooth consistency in your biscuit mix.

  • - Silicone Baking Mat: Ideal for baking and dipping biscuits, providing a non-stick surface which helps achieve perfect texture and presentation.

  • - Piping Bag Set (with tips): Essential for decorating and serving biscuits, allowing the creation of designs or adding an elegant touch to your presentation.

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale: For precise measurements of ingredients in biscuit recipes, which is crucial for texture and taste.

  • - Cutting Board & Knife Set (Large): Used for preparing dough or mixing ingredients before baking efficiently with various sizes to handle different tasks.

  • - Oven Mitts: Essential for safely handling hot trays of biscuits, protecting your hands when serving and presenting freshly baked items.

  • - Cooling Rack: Aids in cooling baked goods evenly without sitting on surfaces that might retain heat or moisture.

  • - Dipping Sauce Pots: For serving dips with biscuits, available in ceramic or glass and various sizes for different serving quantities.

  • - Serving Platters & Plates (Heat Resistant): To present freshly baked biscuits beautifully without the risk of heat damage, keeping them warm for longer periods.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour*

  • 1/2 cup unbleached bread flour

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 3/4 teaspoon onion powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried ground thyme

  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rubbed sage

  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 cup buttermilk plus additional for brushing biscuit tops

  • 1 large egg

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk whole wheat flour, bread flour, baking powder, salt, onion powder, baking soda, thyme, and sage in large bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk 1 cup buttermilk and egg in small bowl to blend. Add to flour mixture and mix with fork until evenly moistened (dough will be slightly sticky).
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Instruction 2

Turn biscuit dough out onto floured work surface. Knead briefly just until dough comes together, about 4 turns. Gather dough into ball. Using hands, flatten dough to 3/4-inch-thick round. Using 2-inch-diameter biscuit cutter or cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut out rounds. Transfer rounds to prepared baking sheet, spacing 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart. Gather dough scraps; flatten to 3/4-inch thickness and cut out additional rounds. Brush tops of biscuits with additional buttermilk.
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Instruction 3

Bake biscuits until tops are light golden and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Transfer biscuits to rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Instruction 4

A LITTLE AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cool biscuits completely, then wrap in foil and store at room temperature. Rewarm foil-wrapped biscuits in 350°F oven about 10 minutes, if desired, or serve at room temperature.
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Instruction 5

FURTHER AHEAD: Dry ingredients (the first 8) can be blended up to 2 days ahead. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature.
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Instruction 6

*White whole wheat flour is milled from 100 percent hard white wheat. It contains all of the germ and bran (and nutritional value) of regular whole wheat, but has a naturally lighter color and milder flavor. It's available at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores and from kingarthurflour.com.
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