Savory Pumpkin Biscuits

Savory Pumpkin Biscuits


Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour
2½ tbsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. cayenne pepper
½ cup unsalted butter
1½ cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
1 tbsp. honey
½ cup buttermilk 

Make the biscuit dough: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Cut the chilled butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter, two knives or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside. Combine the pumpkin puree and honey in a small bowl. Add the pumpkin mixture and stir until just combined. Add the buttermilk and stir until mixture clings together and is combined.
Roll out the biscuits: Lightly coat a baking sheet with vegetable oil and set aside. Turn the biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead about ten times. Roll the dough out to ¾" thickness, cut biscuits out with a 3 ½" round cutter, gather the scraps, gently press together, and repeat until all the dough is used. Place biscuits 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden — 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.