Buttermilk-Thyme Drop Biscuits

From "Everyday Foods" No. 19 (Jan. 2005).

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh thyme or 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter (cold, cut into small pieces)
• 1  cup buttermilk (plus more if needed)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, thyme, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
3. Using a fork or pastry blender, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Mix in buttermilk until a sticky dough forms. (You may need to add up to 1 tablespoons more buttermilk.).
5. Drop 8 mounds (about 1/3 cup apieces) on to a nonstick baking sheet; lightly pat tops to flatten slightly.
6. Bake until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Transfer to rack to cool slightly, but serve warm.