Buttermilk Biscuits

Here's one of my favorite low-sugar cookies. It's some kind of mix between a scone and bread - it's chewy and melts in your mouth. I will post a picture as soon as I can get my hands on some buttermilk (I usually end up drinking it all hehe).

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons maple sugar (you can replace by brown sugar if you don't mind losing the maple flavour)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ¾ cup buttermilk

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper/aluminum foil and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, maple sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda until well combined.
• Work in the butter with a fork (or 2 knifes) and then add the buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together.
• Pat the dough out into a 6-inch circle and cut it into 6 pie-shaped wedges (It can easily be cut with a pair of clean scissors).
• Transfer them to the baking sheet and bake for about 12 min, or until light golden (Don't overbake or it will not be chewy).

* If adding ingredients like berries or chocolate chips, add them at the very end before cutting the dough in wedges, otherwise they will loose their juices (especially frozen berries) or melt into the dough.

Here are pictures of some biscuits I made in a mini oven. The top is a bit too dark to my taste, but it is crunchy, while the inside is soft. Notice how much the biscuits expand; make sure you space them on the baking sheet!