Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits

Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits by The Inn of Glenn Haven - Denver, CO.

Makes 8 to 10 biscuits


    2-1/2  cups all-purpose flour
        2  Tbs sugar
    1-1/2  tsp cream of tartar
      3/4  tsp baking soda
      1/2  tsp salt
      1/2  cup (1 stick) butter
      2/3  cup buttermilk
        1  egg
           Milk
           Additional sugar

Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease baking sheet. Mix flour, 2 Tbs sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead until smooth; dough will be moist. Roll dough out into circle 1/2 inch thick. Transfer to prepared sheet. Cut into wedges. Brush top with milk; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

Variation: Add 2/3 cup raisins, 1/4 cup mined candied orange peel, 1 Tbsp finely grated lemon peel and 1 tsp caraway seed to dough.