SAVORY HERB BISCUITS (SAGE AND CARAWAY) WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Savory Herb Biscuits (Sage and Caraway) With Garlic Butter image

Provided by littleturtle

Categories Breads

Time 20m

Yield 16 1 3/4, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon sage leaf, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup 2% low-fat milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450°F.
Lightly grease a cookie sheet with olive oil.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, caraway seed, sage, mustard, baking powder, and salt; mix well with a fork.
Cut in shortening using a pastry blender or a fork until dough resembles coarse meal.
Gently stir in most of the milk until well blended (if dough is not soft & easy to roll, add just enough milk to make it pliable; too much milk will make dough sticky, but the biscuits will be dry if you don't add enough).
Gather dough into a ball, and knead gently for about 30 seconds on a lightly floured surface.
Roll out dough into a circle about 1/2" thick.
Cut using a floured 1 1/2" biscuit cutter or cookie cutter.
Gather up scraps of dough and re-roll and cut out remaining biscuits.
Place on greased cookie sheet about 1/2 inch apart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes (until golden brown).
Mix garlic powder in butter.
Serve biscuits hot with garlic butter.