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Alphita’s Black Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

4 C Einkorn flour

1 t sea salt

2 T coarse ground black pepper

4 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

12 T cold salted grass-fed butter

1.5 C cold buttermilk (or milk + 1T vinegar)

1/2 C heavy cream

4 T salted butter, melted

Cracked black peppercorns, for garnish

Maldon sea salt, for garnish

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.

Dice butter into small cubes. Return to refrigerator or freezer to keep cold.

Mix flour, sea salt, course ground black pepper, baking powder, and baking soda in a food processor. Pulse three times to distribute the ingredients evenly. Drop the butter over the top of the flour and pulse seven times until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and pulse until the mixture combines in a dough.

Place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Press into a square about ¾ inch thick. Use a 2 inch round cutter to cut the dough into biscuits, placing each one on the baking sheet as you go. Repeat until all the dough has been used.

Brush the tops of the biscuits with heavy cream and sprinkle with cracked black pepper. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter. Finish with Maldon sea salt.