Twisted Scallion Biscuits
Servings 6
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (282 grams)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder (14 grams)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cold butter cut into small chunks (170 grams)
- 1 cup buttermilk (250 ml)
- ½ cup chopped scallions (25 grams)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter (28 grams)
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons coarse sugar
Dipping sauce
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar (38 grams)
- ¼ cup water (63 ml)
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sambal
- 2 teaspoons rice wine
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ cup creme fraiche
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine flour with baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add cold butter and combine with a pastry cutter, two forks, or with your hands. Mix until butter is well incorporated with flour and mixture looks like coarse sand.
- Slowly add buttermilk to dough, stirring constantly. Add scallions and mix dough just until combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Lightly flour clean work counter and flatten dough into 1-inch thick rectangle. Fold in half and flatten dough until it's 1-inch thick. Fold dough again and flatten until it's ½-inch thick.
- Cut dough into 1 ½-inch wide strips for a total of 6 strips. Grab the two ends and twist each strip in opposite directions to create a spiral effect. Repeat with the remaining strips and place biscuits on prepared baking sheet.
- Brush melted butter on top and sprinkle black sesame seeds and sugar on top. Bake biscuits for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, make dipping sauce. Whisk together sugar with water, rice vinegar, sambal, rice wine, and cornstarch in a medium pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Spread creme fraiche in one half of a dipping bowl and pour sweet chili sauce in the other half. Serve biscuits warm with dipping sauces.
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Notes
Although the dipping sauces are optional, I highly recommend serving them with the biscuits. However, you can also enjoy the biscuits with butter and they will still be delicious!
