Spiced Pecan Drop Biscuits
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
15 minReady
35 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
unsifted |
|
| ¼ | cup |
cake flour
unsifted |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
ginger
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
solid |
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
raisins, seedless
dark |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | ml |
all-purpose flour
unsifted |
|
| 59 | ml |
cake flour
unsifted |
|
| 15 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 15 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
nutmeg
freshly grated |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
ginger
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
allspice
|
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 15 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
solid |
*
|
| 355 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 158 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 158 | ml |
raisins, seedless
dark |
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Butter and flour a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
Thoroughly mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add shortening and using two round-bladed kniver, cut into small lumps.
With fingertips, reduce lumps to small bits, rubbing into flour mixture.
Blend in buttermilk, pecans and raisins with a few quick strokes.
Do not overmix, biscuits will be tough.
Drop heaping tablespoon mounds of dough onto baking pan, spacing about 2 inch apart.
Bake the biscuits for 15 minutes, or until firm and golden.
Transfer the pan of biscuits to a rack to cool for minute.
Serve immediately, or cool completely and store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
