Thyme Biscuits With Honey Thyme Butter Food

HONEY-THYME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add the honey and thyme; beat just until blended. Store in refrigerator.

BUTTERMILK-THYME DROP BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, thyme, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Using a fork, pastry blender, or your fingers, incorporate butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Mix in buttermilk until a sticky dough forms; you may need to add up to 1 tablespoon more buttermilk.
• Drop 8 mounds (each a scant 1/3 cup) onto a nonstick baking sheet; lightly pat tops to flatten slightly.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm.

THYME BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare baking sheet with a light coating of cooking spray.
• Sift together the flours, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in the thyme. Cut in the butter, then take up the flour and roll briskly between the palms of your hands so the mixture has the consistency of coarse cornmeal. This step can also be done in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, using the pulse action.
• Stir the milk and yogurt (or buttermilk) into the mixture. Lightly flour your hands. Using your hands, bring the dough together until it forms a lump. Use care in not over keading the dough (as you would with bread) as that will result in hockey pucks not biscuits. It will be slightly sticky, that's okay. Again, the less you work the dough, the lighter your biscuits will be.
• Roll out to a thickness of about 3/4 inch and cut into squares, triangles, or rounds. For bite-size biscuits, cut into squares, then cut the squares diag onally into small triangles.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until they're just lightly browned. Caution, the smaller your biscuits, the shorter the baking time.
• Serve warm.

GRILLED HOT HONEY BISCUITS WITH THYME-ROASTED PEACHES

Steps:

• To make the Thyme-Roasted Peaches:.
• Cut the peaches in half and remove the pits. Cut the halves into 4 wedges each. Lay half of the peaches in two rows on a piece of aluminum foil large enough to fold over them on both sides.
• Scatter one tablespoon of the butter, half of the thyme and 1 tablespoon of honey over the peaches. Repeat this process with another piece of foil and the remaining peaches and ingredients.
• Lightly sprinkle salt over the prepared peaches. Bring the long ends of the foil to meet over the peaches and fold over to seal. Bring the short ends over and press together to seal. This will create two flat packets.
• Place the packets, seam-side down on a grill set to medium heat. Cook with the grill cover on for 5 minutes. Flip the packets and cook for another 5 minutes until the peaches are tender when pierced with a fork but not over cooked. Let rest.
• To make the Grilled Hot Honey Biscuits:.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and lemon zest. Add the butter and work it into the dry mixture with your fingers until the butter forms small pea-sized clumps. Stir in the buttermilk and gently knead the dough until it comes together.
• Roll into a 3-inch-thick log and cut into 8 even pieces. Press the biscuits into 1/2-inch thick disks. The biscuits should be flatter than normal to enable them to be cooked on the grill.
• Spray both sides of the biscuits with nonstick spray and place on the grill set to very low heat. Cook for 5 minutes on each side with the grill cover on. The biscuits are done when they are firm and not squishy in the middle. (NOTE: due to the inconsistent heat of grills, it's important to monitor the biscuit's cooking. If needed, flip the biscuits more than once to ensure they are cooked through without burning them.).
• Once the biscuits are done, remove from the grill and drizzle with the hot honey. Set aside to cool slightly.
• To assemble:.
• Top the biscuits with 3 or 4 pieces of peaches, making sure to include any delicious juices that seeped out and garnish with a dollop of crème fraiche or unsweetened whipped cream.

CHEDDAR-THYME FLAKY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or a fork until it is the size of peas. Make a well in the center of the mixture and measure the milk, cheese and thyme into the bowl. Gently mix until a soft dough forms.
• Roll or pat out on a floured surface to 3/4 inch thick. Cut into circles and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms of the biscuits are golden brown.

HONEY THYME BUTTER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and stir to blend.
• Put into butter dishes and serve or refrigerate.
• Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Serve with biscuits or store-bought clover or crescent rolls.