Real Vermont Cooking

These yummy biscuits are great for every day meals. You don’t need have to cut them from the dough, just drop spoonfuls onto your cookie sheet. This recipe makes about 1 dozen biscuits. You flatlanders and omit the pepper if you just want to have plain biscuits.

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 stick butter, chilled
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup plus two tablespoons milk

Directions
Preheat your oven to 375.
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a mixing bowl. Cut the butter into 1/4 inch or so slices and places into the bowl. Mix with a hand-mixer until the you have a mixture that resembles cornmeal (you may need to cover the bowl with a towel to keep the flour from flying everywhere).
In a separate smaller bowl, mix the yogurt and 1/3 cup of milk with a whisk and pour into the larger bowl. Mix with a fork until most of the liquid is absorbed, then add the pepper and remaining milk. Continue mixing until you have a consistent dough.
Drop the dough onto a cookie sheet by the spoonful. You should have enough dough to make 12 biscuits. Space them appropriately. Bake until the tippity tops are just turning golden brown, or around 17-19 minutes.
Serve warm with butter or jelly!