Savory Strawberry Biscuits
I’m not sure whether these biscuits should be considered breakfast, lunch, or a snack, but they’re delicious at any time of day. My advice is to work quickly with the dough: it will get more difficult to handle as it warms up.
I like a few different combinations for the inside of the biscuit sandwich, but feel free to get creative. Just look for something fatty, something salty, and something sweet—a meat, a cheese, and a jam.
Ingrediënten
Makes 9 to 12 sandwiches
BISCUITS
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter frozen
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ¾ cup crème fraîche
- ¾ cup strawberries washed, hulled (see this page), and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
FILLINGS
- Jam of your choice I like rhubarb, strawberry, or apricot
- Manchego cheese with prosciutto Gouda with Serrano ham, or Brie with boiled ham
Instructies
- Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and put it in your freezer to chill.
- Sift the flour into a large bowl to remove any clumps.
- Sift in the baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt and stir to combine.
- Using the large side of a box grater, grate the frozen butter into the flour mixture.
- Stir in the lemon zest, then the crème fraîche.
- Don’t worry—the mixture will be chunky and not dough-like at this point.
- Stir in the strawberries and begin working the mixture with your hands, pinching and turning as the butter melts and the strawberries burst, until everything eventually comes together to form a dough.
- Be patient; it will take some time for the butter to melt and may feel for a few minutes like it’s not working.
- Form the dough into a ball and dust a large work surface and rolling pin with flour.
- Set the dough on your work surface and use your palm to flatten its top.
- Dust the dough with more flour, then roll it into a rough square about 1½ inches thick.
- Cut the dough into 2-inch squares, and space the squares evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of the squares with the melted butter and bake until they’re nicely browned and cooked through, about 22 minutes.
- Remove the pan from your oven and transfer the biscuits to a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
- Slice the biscuits in half.
- Spread the jam on one side and put the cheese on the other.
- Push a couple of slices of ham into the jam and push the two halves together to make a sandwich.
- Serve.
- Pairs well with “I Love What You Do to Me” by Ike & Tina Turner
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