Recipes: Breads:
Homemade Drop Biscuits with Chives

(about 18 2-inch biscuits)
If you think homemade biscuits are a bit too much cooking for you, think again. These drop biscuits are a snap to make – no kneading, rising, or rolling required. You just mix up the batter and drop spoonfuls on a baking sheet. Or use a muffin tin for a bit more shapely biscuits. And they taste great!

Preheat oven to 450°.

In a food processor, quickly mix 2 cup sifted flour (this means that the sifted flour measures 2 cups, so measure again after you sift!) with 1 teaspoon salt and 2½ teaspoons baking powder.

Add 4 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter that has been cut into pieces. Process until the mixture is the consistency of coarse corn meal. You may add up to 2 more Tablespoons of cold butter until mixture achieves this consistency.

Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in 1 cup milk all at once, along with 2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives. Stir briefly – no more than 1 minute, just to incorporate the liquid into the dry mix. Drop in heaping tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.

Wine Skinny Serving Idea: Serve with roasted or fried chicken -- great for picnics!

from Party Planning, august 2000