Poppy Seed Butter

This recipe is from the 1001 muffin cookbook.....

                     Poppy Seed Butter
                    makes about 1/2 cup

1/2 cup butter , at room temp.
1/2 cup toasted poppy seeds

  In small bowl, blend together butter and poppy seeds, blending until mixture is smooth and poppy seeds are evenly distributed thru-out butter. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Poppy-Seed -and- Buttermilk Biscuits

Boy oh  boy that was a long word to type.......anywho this recipe is keeping with my biscuits them for the week.....
   This recipe is from my favorite cookbook, at least right now it is....yup, you guessed it  1001 muffin book

                                  Lets start;

                                             In large bowl
                                                    ,blend together;
                                                             2 cups all-purpose flour,
                                                             1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder,
                                                             1/2 teaspoon baking soda,
                                                             1 1/2 teaspoon sugar,
                                                              and lastly 1 teaspoon salt

                                        

 

work in 6 Tablespoon of butter or margarine

until mixture resembles a fine meal

 

 

Add 2/3 cup buttermilk all at once

mixing just until dough holds together

( Do Not Over mix)

 

 

Place dough on lightly floured surface

knead 7-8 times

then using a rolling pin ,

roll out to 1/2 inch

 

 

using a 2-inch cutter,

cut out as many as possible,

rework scraps

 

 

place in un-greased baking sheet

Brush with some melted butter,

sprinkle with poppy seeds

( ya thought I forgot the poppy seeds , didn't ya?)

 

 

Bake for 10-12 minutes  or until

tops are golden brown

at 425 degrees.

         

 

Serve warm

and with Poppy Seed Butter