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Apple Biscuits with Honey Butter Glaze Recipe

Apple Biscuits with Honey Butter Glaze Recipe
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Deliciously tender and flaky apple biscuits with warm spices, topped with a sweet honey butter glaze. These biscuits combine the comforting flavors of grated apple and aromatic spices for a perfect breakfast or snack treat.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour (plus more for dusting the surface)
  • 1 tablespoon Baking Powder (plus 1 teaspoon)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoons Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter (Cold)
  • 1/2 cup Apple (Grated)
  • 1 cup Buttermilk (Chilled)

Honey Butter Glaze

  • 3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter (Chilled)
  • 3 tablespoons Honey
  • Pinch Salt

Instructions

  1. Prep the Oven and Ingredients: Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, and cloves to combine all dry ingredients evenly.
  2. Cut in Butter and Apple: Using a pastry cutter, fork, or your hands, cut the cold butter and grated apple into the flour mixture. Work until coarse crumbs form and the mixture holds together when squeezed gently.
  3. Add Buttermilk: Pour in the chilled buttermilk and gently fold it into the mixture using a rubber spatula until just combined. The dough will be wet and sticky.
  4. Prepare Work Surface: Generously flour a clean surface and have extra flour ready to dust your hands and dough as needed to prevent sticking.
  5. Incorporate Dry Flour: Scatter flour over the sticky dough in the bowl to help manage the wetness, and mix to incorporate any dry flour stuck at the bottom.
  6. Knead Dough: Turn the dough onto the floured surface, flour your hands, and knead it a few times until easier to handle.
  7. Shape and Fold: Pat the dough into an oblong oval about 1 inch thick. Fold the short sides toward the center like an envelope to create layers, then gently press it back down into an oval shape.
  8. Repeat Folding: Repeat the folding and pressing step a total of 7 times to develop the biscuit layers.
  9. Cut Biscuits: Using a 3- to 4-inch round cutter, cut the dough into biscuits and place them spaced on an ungreased baking sheet or two round cake pans.
  10. Bake Biscuits: Bake the biscuits in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown and risen.
  11. Make Honey Butter Glaze: While biscuits bake, melt the 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the honey and a pinch of salt until well combined and warm.
  12. Glaze Biscuits: When the biscuits are done baking, remove them from the oven and immediately brush the tops generously with the honey butter glaze.

Notes

  • Use cold butter for best flaky biscuit texture.
  • Grated apple adds moisture and subtle sweetness without making the dough too wet.
  • Folding the dough several times creates layers, resulting in fluffier biscuits.
  • If buttermilk is unavailable, you can make a substitute by adding 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
  • Serve biscuits warm with extra honey butter or your favorite jam.

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