HOLIDAY SPECIAL (MAKES 12-14 BISCUITS)
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Breads & MuffinsIngredients
- 1.8 oz Butter
- 2 Red Onions
- 12 oz Buttermilk Biscuit Mix
- 1 oz Shredded Asiago Cheese
- 12 oz Applesauce
- ½ tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 4 tsp. Sugar
- 2 fl. oz. Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 ½ oz Cherry Jam
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Halve and peel onions. Slice halves into thin strips.
- water to biscuit mix and mix with a wooden spoon
- until a sticky dough that just holds together forms.
Instructions
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Cook Within: All these toppings are delicious on their own, but try them all together for a leveled up biscuit “Two countries separated by a common language,” says the old George Bernard Shaw quote about the United States and the United Kingdom. “Biscuits” are another area where more than the Atlantic divides us. American biscuits are the hard outside, soft inside baked delight; British biscuits are cookies. That’s why when you ask a Brit if they want “biscuits and gravy,” they look at you like you’ve grown a
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Prepare Ingredients and Mix Biscuits: Halve and peel onions. Slice halves into thin strips. Place biscuit mix and shredded Asiago in a medium water to biscuit mix and mix with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough that just holds together forms.
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Make the Onion Jam: medium heat. Add onions to hot pan and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are fully softened, 10-12 minutes. Uncover and add sugar and balsamic vinegar. Cook, stirring often, until liquid is mostly reduced and onions are sticky and jam-like, 6-8 minutes. Season with ¼ tsp. salt, stir, and set
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Make the Biscuits: Use a ¼ cup measure or large spoon and divide mounds, slightly smaller than ping pong balls. Brush tops lightly with olive oil and bake until golden brown, 14-16 minutes. While biscuits bake, start apple-cinnamon butter.
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Make the Cherry Butter: with a whisk or wooden spoon until combined.
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Make the Apple-Cinnamon Butter: In a small pot, combine applesauce and cinnamon. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
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Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring: occasionally, until reduced to a thick spread, 18-20 minutes. While apple-cinnamon butter simmers, start onion jam.
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Serve biscuits in a bowl or on a plate with: apple-cinnamon butter, onion jam, and cherry recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • When mixing biscuits, you can always add more water. Add half the measured water first, mix, and add more 1 Tbsp. at a time until it has just enough moisture to form a sticky ball. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time • Set butter on counter to soften
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Place biscuit mix and shredded Asiago in a medium
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Add more water 1 Tbsp. at a time if too crumbly.