Cocoa Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter
Cocoa Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup brown sugar + 2 tablespoons
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, baking powder and soda, and whisk until combined.
- 3
Using a fork, pastry blender or your hands, add butter pieces to the flour and mix until coarse little crumbles remain.
- 4
Add buttermilk and vanilla, stirring with a spoon until just combined, not overmixing. Use your hands if needed to bring the dough together.
- 5
Use a 1/4 cup measure to drop batter onto a nonstick baking sheet, or press dough on a sheet of parchment paper or cutting board, then use a biscuit cutter to shape the dough into rounds.
- 6
Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until biscuits are set and slightly golden on the edges. Serve immediately.
- 7
Add all butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pinch of salt in a bowl and mash until combined!
