Serves 6
Directions
- 1Slice an onion into long strips and cook over medium/low heat with 2-3 tablespoons of oil or butter until caramelized (about 1 hour). Transfer to a baking tray and let cool. Once cooled, chop them into smaller, diced pieces.
- 2Shred the Gruyère cheese and mince the chives.
- 3Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- 4In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- 5Cut cold butter into 1-tablespoon pieces and add to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter, your hands, or a fork, work the butter into the flour until it resembles pea-sized pieces.
- 6Add the caramelized onion, shredded Gruyère, and minced chives to the flour mixture and mix to combine.
- 7Pour in the cold buttermilk and fold together until a shaggy dough forms.
- 8Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and bring it together into a long rectangle.
- 9Cut the rectangle into thirds, stack the pieces on top of each other, then flatten the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin into another long rectangle. Repeat this cutting, stacking, and rolling process three more times.
- 10Roll the dough into a 9x5 inch rectangle and cut into 6 equally sized squares.
- 11Place biscuits onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush the tops with beaten egg.
- 12Bake for 17-20 minutes, until golden brown.
- 13Allow to cool slightly before serving.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 7 tbsp salted butter, cold
- 1 cup buttermilk, cold
- 1 caramelized onion
- 1 cup grated Gruyère
- 2 tbsp chives, minced
- 1 egg, beaten
Equipment
large bowlwhiskpastry cutterkitchen scissorsknifebaking trayfloured work surfacerolling pinparchment paperbaking sheetbrush
Tips
- Keep the butter and buttermilk cold to achieve flaky biscuits.
- If the dough gets too warm during handling, chill it in the fridge for 5 minutes.
- Caramelize onions in advance (up to a day before) to save time.
- These biscuits would be excellent for breakfast sandwiches.
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