Peanut Butter Biscuits
Peanut Butter Biscuits from Princess Pamela's Soul Food Cookbook are simple, buttery biscuits enriched with peanut butter from an early icon of black cooking in America and her bible of classic soul food.
Servings: 7 large or 10 small
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar , (optional ~ it's not in the original recipe)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp cold butter, (Princess Pamela calls for lard or other cooking fat)
- 3 Tbsp peanut butter , (Princess Pamela calls for 2 tablespoons)
- 1 cup whole milk, or half & half or buttermilk, plus more for brushing.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Put the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse to combine well. You can also whisk the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Dot in the cold butter and peanut butter, and pulse about 20 times to create a coarse crumb texture. If doing this by hand, cut in the butter and peanut butter with a pastry cutter or 2 forks until they are well incorporated.
- Stream in the milk while pulsing the machine until the dough comes together. I find it helps to run the machine for a few seconds at the end to bring the dough together into a lump. If doing by hand, add the milk while mixing with your hands or with a wooden spoon, until the dough comes together and is not too dry or crumbly. You may need a little less or a little more than the cup. I usually need the full cup.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead or pat into a flat disk. I like my biscuits thick, so I roll it out to a 1 1/2 inch thickness, but Princess Pamela specifies 1/2 inch thick.
- Arrange the biscuits in a 9 inch pie plate, or on a baking sheet, 1 inch apart.Lightly brush the tops with milk or cream and bake for about 15-18 minutes (less for thinner biscuits) or until risen and just beginning to turn golden. Serve hot with butter, honey, jam, or peanut butter.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 large biscuit · Calories: 235 kcal · Carbohydrates: 34 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Cholesterol: 4 mg · Sodium: 248 mg · Potassium: 246 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 6 g · Vitamin A: 200 IU · Vitamin C: 0.01 mg · Calcium: 102 mg · Iron: 2 mg
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