Cracked Black Pepper Cream Biscuits Recipes

BOBBY FLAY'S BLACK PEPPER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 F
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a food processor
• Pulse twice to distribute the ingredients evenly
• Scatter the butter over the top of the flour mixture and pulse 4 or 5 times or until the mixture resembles coarse meal
• Add the buttermilk and pulse until the mixture just begins to come together
• Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured counter
• Pat the dough into a 10 by 12-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick
• Use a 3-inch round cutter to make 8 biscuits then place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
• Press together the scraps of dough, and repeat process
• Place the biscuits on another parchment-lined baking sheet; brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with black pepper
• Bake the biscuits for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown
• Remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter

CRACKED PEPPER CHEDDAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and pepper. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cheese., Fill muffins cups coated with cooking spray two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

SWEET POTATO AND BLACK PEPPER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, pepper, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Cut butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir sweet potatoes and cream into the flour mixture until the dough is soft.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; knead the dough, turning over about 5 times. Roll to about 1/2-inch thick. Cut 2-inch circles out of dough and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

CRACKED BLACK PEPPER PULL-APART BISCUITS

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.

CRACKED BLACK PEPPER CREAM BISCUITS

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.