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Coconut Oil Biscuits

Traditional biscuits, made with healthy coconut oil!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups|325g all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup|105g coconut oil (at room temperature; not melted)
  • 1 cup|237ml buttermilk or regular milk (plus extra for brushing)

Instructions

  • Center the oven rack; preheat the oven to 425°F. In a large, wide bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add the coconut oil, and use your fingers to rub the oil and flour together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the buttermilk, and stir just until a dough comes together and cleans the sides of the bowl.
  • Scrape the dough onto a generously floured surface. Flip the dough so that both sides are coated with flour. Then pat the dough into a rough, 1-inch-thick rectangle. Fold into thirds, as if you were folding a business letter (see video below). Pat out and fold into thirds again. Then pat the dough into a fairly neat 1-inch-thick rectangle.
  • Press out biscuits with a round, 2-inch-diameter biscuit cutter dipped in flour. Do not twist the cutting gadget; simply push it straight down into the dough, and then pull it up. Arrange the biscuits with their sides touching on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the tops with buttermilk or regular milk.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits puff up and brown lightly -- 15-20 minutes. Enjoy hot or warm, with or without a pat of butter and a dollop of jam. Freeze leftover biscuits.

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