CAMELIZED ONION AND WALNUT BUSCUITS W/ BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

CAMELIZED ONION AND WALNUT BUSCUITS W/ BLUE CHEESE BUTTER image

Yield 25 Buscuits

Number Of Ingredients 14

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1 Tbs Olive Oil
1 Onion, minced
2 Tsp fresh thyme, chopped
salt
1 Tbs butter
6 Tbs Cold butter cut into small pieces
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 Tsp baking powder
1 Tsp Salt
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
3 oz. blue cheese @ room temp.
2 Tbs butter @ room temp.

Steps:

Melt the butter and olive oil in a small sauce pan. Add the onions and cook over medum heat until the begin to carmelize and take on a light brown color, about 8 -10 min. Add a pinch of salt and the thyme, and stir into the onions. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Preheat the oven to 425oF. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. Add the butter and blend with your fingertips or a pastry cutter until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the carmelized onions and walnuts, then gently mix to incorporate. Combine the beaten egg and the milk together, and then add this to the bowl. With a pastry scraper or a spatula incorporate to form a shaggy ball. Do not overwork the dough. Turn out the ball onto a lightly floured surface. Dust the top of the dough with a little more flour and press or roll it to a 3/4 inch thickness. Cut out the buscuits with a 1 1/2 inch round cutter. Place the buscuits on a parchment lined sheet pan. Press the scraps of dough toghther and continue cutting. Bake the buscuits for 12 - 14 min until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small bowl mash the blue cheese and the butter with the back of a soup spoon until it is of a spreadable consistency. When the buscuit are ready, cut them in half horizontally and spread a little of the blue cheese in the middle.