Cracked Black Pepper Pull-Apart Biscuits

Ingredients for Cracked Black Pepper Pull-Apart Biscuits

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, divided, plus 230g (2 sticks), cut into pieces, softened

• 500g plain flour

• 250g cake flour

• 2 tablespoons baking powder

• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt

• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

• 120ml vegetable shortening

• 600ml buttermilk

• 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt

• Two (8") cake pans or one (9x13") baking dish

Preheat oven to 218°C. Grease cake pans or baking dish with 1 tablespoon melted butter.

Combine plain flour, cake flour, baking powder, pepper, kosher salt, and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl. Add shortening and 230g softened butter. Using your hands or a fork, mix just until mixture is coarse and mealy. Stir in buttermilk just until a shaggy dough forms.

Divide dough into 16 heaping 1/3-cup portions. Place 7 around the perimeter and 1 in the centre of each cake pan (or nestle all 16 into baking dish). Brush biscuits with remaining 3 tablespoons melted butter, sprinkle with sea salt, and bake until puffed and golden brown, 35–40 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Disclaimer

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