Best Cracked Black Pepper Pull Apart Biscuits Recipes

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Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon coarsely cracked black pepper
1/2 cup chilled whole milk
1 large egg
2cups unbleached all purpose flour
1tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Steps:

Preheat oven to 475°F. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add thyme and cracked black pepper. Sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer thyme mixture to small bowl. Whisk in milk, then egg. Cover and chill until mixture is cold.
Blend flour, baking powder and salt in processor. Add 3/4 cup butter. Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk mixture. Using on/off turns, process until moist clumps begin to form. Transfer dough to floured work surface. Knead until dough holds together, about 6 turns. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Using 2-inch-diameter biscuit or cookie cutter, cut out biscuits. Reroll dough scraps and cut out additional biscuits, making 16 biscuits total. Transfer biscuits to large baking sheet.
Bake biscuits until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Serve biscuits warm. (Biscuits can be prepared ahead. Cool. Wrap in foil and store at room temperature 8 hours or freeze up to 2 weeks. Rewarm biscuits in 350°F oven just until heated through, about 8 minutes.)

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Yield Makes about 16 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon table salt
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425° F. and lightly grease a large baking sheet.
Into a bowl sift together flour and baking powder. With a fork stir in sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper, and table salt. Add cream and stir to form a soft dough. On a lightly floured surface with floured hands knead dough gently 8 times.
Melt butter and cool.
Pat out dough into a 9-inch square (about 1/2 inch thick). With a rectangular cutter (about 2 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches) dipped in flour or with a sharp knife cut out as many rectangles as possible. Dip tops of biscuits in butter and arrange, buttered sides up, 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet. Gather scraps into a ball. Pat out dough and make more biscuits in same manner. Sprinkle biscuits with coarse salt and remaining 1/2 tablespoon pepper.
Bake biscuits in middle of oven until golden and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Biscuits may be made 6 hours ahead and cooled completely before being kept, wrapped well, at room temperature. Just before serving, reheat biscuits in a 350° F. oven until just warm, about 5 minutes.