SOURDOUGH BISCUITS

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Provided by Melissa Johnson

Categories Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 12-14 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 7

400g organic all purpose flour (3 cups)
9g baking powder (2 tsp)
5-8g coarse salt (1 - 1 ½ tsp)
200g sourdough starter past ripe if possible (3/4 cup stirred down)
190g heavy cream (3/4 cup)
200g unsalted butter cubed (14 Tbsp)
Milk for brushing the tops of the biscuits

Steps:

Preheat your oven to 375F.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer.
Cube the butter into the mixer with the dry ingredients, and run the mixer for a few seconds to break the butter into smaller pieces.
In another bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and sourdough starter.
Drizzle the cream and starter mixture into the mixer bowl, with the mixer on low speed. Mix only briefly, leaving the dough crumbly with visible small chunks of butter.
Place the dough on your countertop and pat it into a 1-inch thick round, without kneading it.
Cut the biscuits and transfer them to your baking sheet. Reshape the scraps and cut again. You might have to form the last biscuit by hand.
Brush the tops of the biscuits with milk and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Serve warm if possible or reheat by microwaving a biscuit for 5-10 seconds.