Description
Bobby Flay’s pepper biscuits showcase Southern comfort with a spicy twist. Flaky, buttery layers blend black pepper’s kick and tender crumb for a memorable side dish that delights home cooks and guests alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (480 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsps (8 g) coarsely ground black pepper
- 4 tsps (20 g) baking powder
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking soda
- 1 tsp (6 g) salt
- 12 tbsps (170 g) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) cold buttermilk
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- 4 tbsps (57 g) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preparation: Configure oven to 450°F with rack centered, ensuring optimal heat circulation for perfect biscuit texture.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in food processor, pulsing briefly to create uniform dry mixture.
- Butter Integration: Add chilled butter fragments to flour blend, processing until mixture transforms into coarse, sandy consistency that resembles breadcrumbs.
- Dough Formation: Gradually introduce buttermilk while pulsing processor, allowing dough to develop into a loose, slightly sticky mass with minimal handling.
- Shaping Process: Transfer dough onto heavily floured surface, gently stretching and pressing into rectangular shape approximately 10×12 inches with consistent 3/4-inch thickness.
- Cutting and Placement: Extract 8 circular biscuits using 3-inch round cutter, repositioning and re-rolling remaining dough to maximize ingredient utilization. Arrange cut biscuits on parchment-lined baking sheet with slight spacing.
- Final Preparation and Baking: Delicately brush biscuit surfaces with cream, generously sprinkle freshly cracked black pepper, then bake 12-15 minutes until achieving golden-brown exterior with crisp edges.
- Finishing Touch: Immediately after removing from oven, lavish biscuit tops with melted butter, creating glossy, richly flavored surface that enhances overall taste and appearance.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use extremely cold butter cut into tiny cubes for the flakiest, most tender biscuit texture that creates irresistible layers.
- Minimal Mixing Magic: Handle the dough gently and pulse just until combined to prevent tough, dense biscuits; overworking causes gluten development that destroys delicate crumb structure.
- Pepper Power: Freshly cracked black pepper delivers a more robust, complex flavor compared to pre-ground pepper; consider experimenting with different pepper varieties for unique taste profiles.
- Baking Sheet Strategy: Use light-colored baking sheets to prevent bottom burning and ensure even golden-brown coloration across the entire biscuit surface.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 301
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 682 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 63 mg