Food
Biscuits and Maple Butter
By Yankee Magazine|Feb 09 2005|
Yield
Makes 15 biscuits.
Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
2/3 cup half-and-half
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Maple butter: Warm up stick of butter, add maple syrup, and then mash. Set aside. Biscuits: Sift dry ingredients and cut in Crisco. Add half-and-half and stir with fork. Pat or roll dough 1/2 inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake for 10 minutes on ungreased baking sheet. Serve with maple butter.
Very tasty.