Cowboy Butter Swim Biscuits

Cowboy Butter Swim Biscuits

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
40 min
9 servings
339 kcal / serving

These cowboy butter swim biscuits are scratch biscuits that "swim" in a smoky, spicy chili, garlic, lemon, and herb butter. Golden-topped biscuits have crisp buttery edges and a fluffy interior.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupunsalted butter, softened
  • 4garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoonchopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoonchopped fresh chives
  • 2 teaspoonsdijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoongrated lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoonfresh juice
  • 1 teaspoonsmoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt
  • ½ teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoonchopped fresh thyme
  • ¼ teaspoonchili powder
  • ¼ teaspooncrushed red pepper
  • 2 ½ cupsall-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 4 teaspoonswhite sugar
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • ½ cupunsalted butter
  • 1 ¾ cupsbuttermilk

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    To make the cowboy butter: Stir softened butter, garlic, parsley, chives, mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, thyme, chili powder, and crushed red pepper in a bowl until well combined; set aside.

  3. 3

    Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

  4. 4

    Place cowboy butter in a 9-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish. Place dish in the oven as it is preheating until butter is fully melted, 3 to 5 minutes; remove from the oven.

  5. 5

    To make the biscuit dough: Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together into a bowl; rub in butter until dough resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk to make a dough.

  6. 6

    Pour biscuit dough into the baking dish and spread over melted butter. Use a bench scraper to cut dough into 9 equal pieces.

  7. 7

    Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.