Sweet Cranberry Skillet Biscuits with Orange Butter.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoon cane sugar
- ⅔ cup cold salted butter
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp butter, for greasing the skillet
Biscuit topping
- 1 egg + 1 tbsp water beaten (for the egg wash)
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the orange butter
- 5 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 tbsp orange marmalade
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, sugar and butter.
- Using a pastry blender or food processor, cut the butter into the flour mixture until all the ingredients are incorporated.Add the dried cranberries, and use your hands to knead the dough.
- Turn the dough out into a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough until it’s about 1-1/2 inches thick.Use a biscuit or cookie cutter, cut the dough into 12 biscuits.
- Grease a 12-inch iron skillet with butter, and add the biscuits to the pan.
- To another small bowl, add the egg and water. Whisk together.Brush the egg mixture on top of the biscuits.
- To a another bowl, add the sugar and cinnamon and mix well.Sprinkle the tops of the biscuits with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Bake until the tops of the biscuits start to turn a light golden color, about 15-20 minutes.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, maple syrup, and orange marmalade until well combined. *You can also use a hand mixer to make it a whipped butter.Remove the biscuits from the oven and serve hot with orange butter.