Creme Fraiche Biscuits (cajun/creole For Zwt-9)

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 lb unsalted butter (2 sticks, cold & cut into 16 tbsp)
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup creme fraiche
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f - in a lrg bowl, whisk the flour w/the baking powder, salt & sugar.
• 2 cut in the butter until the dough is roughly the size of peas. make a well in the center.
• 3 in a sml bowl, whisk the heavy cream w/the crème fraîche & egg. pour into the well & stir w/a fork until evenly moistened.
• 4 turn the dough out onto a lightly-floured work surface & gently knead 2-3 times until it holds together.
• 5 roll out the dough 1-in thick. using a 2 1/4-in rd cookie cutter, stamp out the biscuits as close together as possible. gently press the scraps together & stamp out more biscuits. transfer to baking sheets & chill until firm (about 30 min).
• 6 bake the biscuits for 18 min (or until golden on top). serve warm from the oven or at room temperature.