Savory Herb Biscuits (Sage and Caraway) With Garlic Butter

Great dinner biscuits warm from the oven. Go nicely with soup & salad or the main course. If using self-rising flour omit baking powder & salt.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16 1 3/4

Ingredients

• biscuits

• 2  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2  cups flour
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sage leaf, crumbled
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup 2% low-fat milk

• garlic butter

• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with olive oil.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, caraway seed, sage, mustard, baking powder, and salt; mix well with a fork.
4. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender or a fork until dough resembles coarse meal.
5. Gently stir in most of the milk until well blended (if dough is not soft & easy to roll, add just enough milk to make it pliable; too much milk will make dough sticky, but the biscuits will be dry if you don't add enough).
6. Gather dough into a ball, and knead gently for about 30 seconds on a lightly floured surface.
7. Roll out dough into a circle about 1/2" thick.
8. Cut using a floured 1 1/2" biscuit cutter or cookie cutter.
9. Gather up scraps of dough and re-roll and cut out remaining biscuits.
10. Place on greased cookie sheet about 1/2 inch apart.
11. Bake for 10-12 minutes (until golden brown).
12. Mix garlic powder in butter.
13. Serve biscuits hot with garlic butter.