I've written before about my love for biscuits, and how a good one makes me wistful for the Miami of my childhood, but these biscuits were so different from what I recall from my childhood that they were enjoyed for what they were, a super treat, great spread with cold butter or warm maple cream.
With biscuits it's important to handle them gently, knead them very little, and not twist the cutter when you cut them out. That reduces the rise, and you want them to spring up and get flakey.
Pecan Sour Cream Biscuits - adapted from Baking From My Home to Yours
Printer-friendly recipe
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup (packed) light brown sugar
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 10 pieces
1/2 cup cold sour cream
1/4 cup cold whole milk
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone mat. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low until the ingredients are combined and no lumps of sugar remain. With the mixer still on low, drop in the butter and mix until the mixture is pebbly (don't over-mix). You’ll have pea-size pieces, pieces the size of oatmeal flakes and pieces the size of everything in between. Stop the mixer and remove the mixing bowl.
Stir the sour cream and milk together and pour over the dry ingredients. Gently toss and turn the ingredients together with a spatula until you’ve got a nice soft dough. Add the pecans and reach into the bowl with your hands and give the dough a quick, gentle kneading–3 or 4 turns should be just enough to bring everything together.
Lightly dust a work surface with flour and turn out the dough. Dust the top of the dough very lightly with flour and pat the dough out with your hands until it is about 1/2 inch high. Don’t worry if the dough isn’t completely even–a quick, light touch is more important than accuracy.
Use a biscuit cutter or sharp knife to cut out as many biscuits as you can. By hand or with a small spatula, transfer the biscuits to the baking sheet. (The biscuits can be made up to this point and frozen on the baking sheet, then wrapped airtight and kept for up to 2 months. Bake without defrosting–just add a couple more minutes to the oven time.)
Bake the biscuits for 13 to 16 minutes, or until they are tall, puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately with soft butter.
9 comments:
Since I grew up in the South, I also love biscuits. Never heard of adding sour cream. I'll have to try these.
Another winner from Dorie! Hubby has perfected Dories Buttermilk biscuit. It's great to have a hand in the kitchen. Maybe I'll have him try this recipe soon.
I have never liked biscuits until moving to the south--and then I tried sweet potato molasses biscuits. Oh, they were so tasty! So I think I would like these too. I can just imagine how they smell when they're baking!
Your biscuits look great. And the maple cream sounds delicious. I remember these biscuits as tasty.
I really enjoyed these back when I made this!
These were delicious. I love making biscuits when they actually COME OUT RIGHT!! Glad you liked them.
I love pecans and these look really good, but they don't sound like biscuits to me! They sound more like Cookuits! (cookie biscuits)
I baked and posted these biscuits (mine didn't really rise) and then I realized that I'd made them as a rewind a couple of years ago (the turned out much better). Yours look amazing and I'd love to try them with maple cream.
I remember how good these were. Those look PERFECT!!
Post a Comment