Herb-gruyére Biscuits

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped sage leaf
• 1 cup shredded gruyere
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, 10 tablespoons cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled 2 tablespoons melted
• 1 cup buttermilk, chilled
• flaky sea salt, such as maldon, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425°f and position a rack in the lower third of the oven.
• 2 in a large shallow bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fine salt.
• 3 add the chilled butter and use a pastry blender or 2 knives to cut the butter into the flour until it is the size of peas.
• 4 add the chopped thyme and sage, and the gruyere.
• 5 stir in the buttermilk just until the dough is moistened.
• 6 lightly dust a work surface with flour.
• 7 turn the dough out onto the surface and knead 2 or 3 times, just until it comes together.
• 8 pat the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick disk.
• 9 using a floured 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, stamp out biscuit rounds as closely together as possible.
• 10 gather the scraps and knead them together 2 or 3 times, then flatten the dough and stamp out more biscuit rounds.
• 11 pat the remaining scraps together and gently press them into a biscuit.
• 12 transfer the biscuits to a large baking sheet and brush the tops with the melted butter.
• 13 lightly sprinkle the biscuits with a few grains of flaky salt and chill until firm, about 10 minutes.
• 14 bake the biscuits for 20 minutes, or until golden.
• 15 let the biscuits cool slightly on the baking sheet before serving.