Black Pepper Biscuits

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Beautiful, easy to make biscuits. this is bobby flay's recipe that he presented on his throwdown" show. posting here so i can keep up with the recipe."

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Steps

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Preheat the over to 450 degrees f.

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Combine flour , baking powder , baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

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Using a pastry cutter , combine until ingredients are incorporated.

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Scatter the cold butter pieces over the top of the flour mixture and continue to combine until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Add the buttermilk and combine until the mixture just begins to come together.

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Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured counter.

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Pat the dough into a 10 by 12-inch rectangle about 3 / 4 inch thick.

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Use a 3 inch round cutter to cut out the biscuits.

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Press together the scraps of dough , and repeat process.

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Place the biscuits on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper , brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with black pepper.

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Bake the biscuits for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

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Remove from the oven and brush the tops with the melted butter.

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Ingredients

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all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, buttermilk, heavy cream, fresh ground black pepper