"Parmesan Black Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
• 2 sticks plus four tablespoons very cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 4 tablespoons demerara sugar

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from garlicandzest.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper and grated cheese. Whisk to combine and add the butter. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse meal -- it's ok to have some larger, pea-sized pieces of butter too. Add the buttermilk and stir until just combined.
Lightly flour a work surface and turn the dough out onto it. Knead the dough 2-3 times -- just until it holds together in a solid shape - but don't overwork it. Pat out the dough until it's about 1 1/2" tall. Use a 2" biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits -- do not twist the cutter in the dough -- just press straight down. Assemble the scraps and pat them into another 1 1/2" tall form and continue making biscuits. Transfer the biscuits to the baking sheet.
In a small bowl combine the demerara sugar with the remaining 1 teaspoon black pepper. Stir to combine.
Brush the tops of the biscuits with cream and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Serve hot from the oven.