Minute Biscuit (Pao de Minuto)
"Love this recipe because it's quick and no fuss; there is no need to roll dough. Don't expect a smooth finishing like regular biscuits. Delicious with just butter or butter and jam. Mother always makes it for an afternoon snack."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons cold butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, cut in very small pieces
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fennel seed
directions
- Combine flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, salt mix until mixture resembles course meal.
- Add egg, 3/4 cup milk and fennel seeds stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Depending on the flour you might need to add more milk.
- Put some butter in your hands and make 2'' balls with the dough.
- Bake in a greased baking sheet at 400 degrees till biscuits are lightly browned, about 12 to 15 minutes.
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Reviews
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Excellent biscuit! I used soy milk, and instead of fennel seed used some fresh dill weed. I made the biscuits a little larger than the 2" balls, and they were perfect for breakfast with some herbed butter spread on them. Also, at 400 degrees it was a bit too high and I found the edges burning before the whole thing was fully baked, so I turned it down to 375 and it was perfect! Thanks for a wonderful and versatile recipe! -
Used whole wheat flour, 1 cup of buttermilk, subbed the fennel for dried chives and added some grated cheddar, paprika, and garlic powder! Easy and yum!!! -
A quick fluffy biscuit, soft on the inside with some crunch outside, and the flavor of licorice. -
A very good recipe! Perfect with butter and honey. I added extra sugar and left out the fennel and they were perfect!
Tweaks
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Used whole wheat flour, 1 cup of buttermilk, subbed the fennel for dried chives and added some grated cheddar, paprika, and garlic powder! Easy and yum!!!
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Excellent biscuit! I used soy milk, and instead of fennel seed used some fresh dill weed. I made the biscuits a little larger than the 2" balls, and they were perfect for breakfast with some herbed butter spread on them. Also, at 400 degrees it was a bit too high and I found the edges burning before the whole thing was fully baked, so I turned it down to 375 and it was perfect! Thanks for a wonderful and versatile recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
marilia lins
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
I live in Sao Paulo Brazil and work for a Swiss freight forwarder. Love my job!
I see my children and grandchildren on the week-ends when I take them some goodies and enjoy their company.
Love to cook and admire Julia Child a lot. As a newlywed in New England in the late 60's she was the one who got me interested in cooking. I also enjoy reading which I do a lot.
If I had a month off and some money to go along with it I would go back to Paris and see more of it; the 4 days I spent there in 2000 were not enough!
