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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Provided by Katherine Sacks

Yield Makes 16 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, divided, plus 1/2 pound (2 sticks), cut into pieces, softened
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups cake flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Special equipment:
Two (8") cake pans or one (9x13") baking dish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease cake pans or baking dish with 1 Tbsp. melted butter.
Combine all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, pepper, kosher salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Add shortening and 1/2 pound softened butter. Using your hands or a fork, mix just until mixture is coarse and mealy. Stir in buttermilk just until a shaggy dough forms.
Divide dough into 16 heaping 1/3-cup portions. Place 7 around the perimeter and 1 in the center of each cake pan (or nestle all 16 into baking dish). Brush biscuits with remaining 3 Tbsp. melted butter, sprinkle with sea salt, and bake until puffed and golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert. Serve warm or at room temperature.