Cracked Black Pepper Pull-Apart Biscuits
Buttery, flaky biscuits loaded with freshly ground black pepper and baked until golden brown. These pull-apart biscuits feature a perfect blend of all-purpose and cake flours for a tender, delicate crumb.
Ingredients
- •4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •4 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 cups cake flour
- •2 tablespoons baking powder
- •1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- •2 teaspoons kosher salt
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •½ cup vegetable shortening
- •2½ cups buttermilk
- •1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
- •2 pieces cake pans
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease cake pans or baking dish with 1 Tbsp. melted butter.
5 min
- 2.
Combine all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, pepper, kosher salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Add shortening and 1/2 pound softened butter. Using your hands or a fork, mix just until mixture is coarse and mealy. Stir in buttermilk just until a shaggy dough forms.
10 min
- 3.
Divide dough into 16 heaping 1/3-cup portions. Place 7 around the perimeter and 1 in the center of each cake pan (or nestle all 16 into baking dish). Brush biscuits with remaining 3 Tbsp. melted butter, sprinkle with sea salt, and bake until puffed and golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert. Serve warm or at room temperature.
50 min
