Unwind with a cup of coffee and our delectable blueberry biscuits, crowned with a citrus-infused lemon glaze.
—Recipes by Chef Steph
INGREDIENTS FOR THE BISCUITS:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, frozen and grated
- 1 1/4 cups full-fat buttermilk
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
DIRECTIONS FOR THE BISCUITS:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Add the butter and buttermilk and mix just until all ingredients are incorporated. Do not over mix. The mixture will be very wet and sticky.
- Dump the mixture onto a well-floured work surface.
- Lightly work the biscuit dough with your hands, adding flour as needed, until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Using your hands, pat the dough out to about 1/2 inch in thickness. Scatter the blueberries over the dough.
- Gently fold one half of the dough over onto the other half, making sure all of the blueberries stay in the dough. Now gently fold the dough over again.
- Pat the dough out to about 1 inch in thickness.
- Using a biscuit cutter, cut the biscuits, making sure to not twist the biscuit cutter as you cut. You should cut straight down and up.
- If any of the blueberries fall out, just tuck them back into the dough.
- Reform dough scraps into a disc and pat out again and cut into biscuits.
- Place the biscuits in the greased iron skillet, making sure they are touching. I used a 2-inch cutter and got 10 biscuits. If you don’t have an iron skillet, feel free to use a round 9-inch cake pan.
- Bake biscuits in preheated oven for approximately 8-9 minutes, until they have risen but haven’t started to brown on top.
- Remove from oven and brush with the melted butter, making sure you cover all of the biscuits.
- Return to oven and bake until the biscuits are golden brown on top and remove from oven.
- Set biscuits aside while you make the glaze.
- Add all of the ingredients to a 2-cup measuring cup.
- Whisk until smooth and the powdered sugar is dissolved.
- Drizzle over the hot biscuits and serve immediately.
- Biscuits will stay fresh for up to one day but are best the day they are made. Reheat biscuits by wrapping in a paper towel and heating in a microwave for 10 seconds.