Biscuits drizzled in Chocolate
Makes 4 to 5 Servings
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling out
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/8-inch pieces, plus 1 tablespoon, softened
- 2/3 cup half-and-half, plus 1 teaspoon if the dough is too dry
- melted chocolate*
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt, and mix until well combined. Add the butter pieces and mash with a fork until the mixture takes on a pale yellow hue.
Pour in the half-and-half and mix with the fork until dough starts to form. If the dough seems too sticky, add a small amount of flour at a time until the dough is just pliable. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to about 2-inches thick. Using a round 2-inch cookie cutter carefully cut out 8 biscuits. With a metal spatula, transfer the biscuits on a Silpat or parchment-lined sheet pan. If there is any dough left, make more biscuits. Once all the biscuits are on the sheet pan, bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove the biscuits from the oven, brush them lightly with the tablespoon of softened butter, and serve while still warm with drizzled chocolate.
*To melt the chocolate, place it in a pyrex dish and pulsing it in a microwave for a few seconds and mix. Or place the chocolate in a sauce pan, or double boiler on low heat stirring constantly. Place the chocolate in a piping bag.