Ingredients

How to make it

  • Combine flours, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder, baking soda in a medium size bowl.
  • cut in cold butter with a pastry blender. until butter pieces are the size of peas
  • add buttermilk, folding gently with a rubber spatula to make a soft dough
  • roll out dough between 2 sheets of wax paper into a 4 x 5-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick.
  • peel wax paper away from dough several times to prevent sticking
  • fold dough like a letter into thirds.
  • give dough a quarter turn and roll out to 4x 5-inch rectangle
  • repeat , folding once more
  • then wrap dough in wax paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes
  • divide dough into 6 equal pieces and hand shape biscuits
  • place biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment
  • pre-heat oven to 500' F...... bake biscuits for 4 minutes
  • lower temperature to 375' F....
  • continue to bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown
  • ( cover biscuits with foil if they start to brown too fast )
  • serve warm

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  • twilightrose 14 years ago
    Exactly what I have been needing. Thank You!
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  • pattycake 15 years ago
    Love the healthy addition of teff flour - thanks for sharing :)
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    " It was excellent "
    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    Sounds delicious Peeta but I am wondering about xanthan gum..Is it like gelatin powder?
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  • sola 15 years ago
    Thanks I'll have to try these,right now I am stuffed from the arepas I just made!
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