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    Rosemary & Garlic Homemade Biscuits

    Published on December 21, 2016 ᛫ Updated on December 11, 2024 by Chef Markus

    What's a family dinner without homemade biscuits!? Here in the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada, biscuits are a staple at family gatherings and dinners. They are the perfect biscuit to soak up extra gravy with and are just as delicious on their own slathered in fresh butter.

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    A lot of folks will go out and buy pre-made biscuits or even a mix to make at home, but from scratch garlic biscuits really do stand out above the rest. So much so in fact, that throughout the year locals here on Prince Edward Island will even order them in advance from restaurants to ensure fresh homemade biscuits for special occasions.

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    Homemade Rosemary & Garlic biscuits on a parchment lined sheet tray.

    This always surprised me since making homemade biscuits from scratch really is not that difficult. If you have a few basic ingredients on hand, you can easily whip up a batch in half an hour and serve them hot for dinner.

    Making biscuits yourself at home also gives you the advantage of being able to flavor them with herbs and other seasonings, like these rosemary and garlic flavored biscuits I made this week.

    You can easily substitute the herbs for any others you may have growing at home such as thyme, sage, or even oregano. If you have never made biscuits at home before, don't worry I'll walk you through this incredibly easy recipe!

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    Making Garlic Homemade Biscuits

    To start you will need:

    • 2 cups of all-purpose flour + extra to dust the counter
    • 2 tablespoon sugar
    • 3 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt + coarse salt to garnish
    • ¼ lb of butter or lard (such as Tenderflake)
    • 2 eggs
    • ¾ cup milk
    • 1 clove garlic minced fine and rubbed
    • 1 small sprig of rosemary minced fine

    Instructions for Homemade Biscuits

    Start by mixing all of your dry ingredients together in a bowl. If you can, sift the flour and baking powder through a mesh sieve to ensure there are no lumps. Add your sugar, minced rosemary, and garlic.

    Mince the garlic really fine and then rub it on the cutting board with the flat side of your knife. This softens up the raw garlic and presses out some of the oils. If you omit this step and add just the raw minced garlic you may end up eating a biscuit and biting into a chunk of garlic! Rubbing the garlic creates a more subtle flavor in the biscuits.

    Once the dry ingredients are all mixed together, take your cold butter or lard and as if you are making pie dough, crumble the fat into the flour with your hands.

    A series of images showing how to properly mix the garlic biscuit dough

    Make a small well in the middle of the flour mix, and crack the eggs into the middle. Add your milk and using a wooden spoon, stir the eggs and milk together.

    Slowly start to "pull" flour from the edges of the well evenly mixing the dry ingredients with the wet, until you have one lumpy biscuit dough. At this stage dust your clean countertop with flour and gently knead the biscuit dough 10 to 15 times on the floured surface

    Rosemary & Garlic Biscuit dough being rolled out on a flour sprinkled wooden board

    This helps smooth out the dough and prevents it from crumbling apart when you have to roll it out. If the dough is still a little wet and sticky, sprinkle some more flour over it and knead it in. Roll out the dough until it is about half an inch to three-quarters of an inch thick. To cut out the individual biscuits you can use any size ring mold, lid, or can depending on your preference.

    I keep an old tomato paste can with both the bottom and top cut out as a ring mold to punch out the garlic biscuits. Make sure to dip the edge of whichever mold you decide to use in flour first to prevent it from sticking to the dough! We are looking for nice clean edges!

    Use and old soup can to get just the right size homemade biscuit

    Preheat your oven to 375F and as the oven pre-heats, line the homemade biscuits on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. When trying up the biscuits make sure not to space them out too much.

    As the garlic biscuits bake, steam escapes from them and this heat helps the biscuit next to it rise straight up. If the garlic biscuits are spaced too much you may find they will flop over and dry out easier during the baking process. Before loading the tea biscuits into the oven, brush the tops with a little egg wash ( whole egg mixed with a splash of water or milk) to create a nice golden brown crust, and sprinkle with a few grains of coarse sea salt.

    Bake your delicious rosemary and garlic biscuits between 12 and 15 minutes, turning the tray at the very end to ensure they brown evenly.

    Freshly baked rosemary and garlic biscuits on a sheet tray.

    As you can see making homemade garlic biscuits from scratch, really is not that difficult even as a beginner cook/ baker, and can be done quite quickly. Give them a shot, and try this super easy recipe at your next family get-together! Let me know how they turn out by tagging us on Facebook! You can also follow Earth, Food, and Fire on Pinterest to always have these yummy recipes within arms reach on your smartphone!

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    Recipe

    Try these homemade biscuits flavoured with rosemary and garlic tonight! Easy to prepare in 20 minutes.

    From Scratch Rosemary & Garlic Biscuits

    Chef Markus
    From scratch biscuits are a must at any family gathering or dinner. Try these super simple rosemary & garlic biscuits tonight!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Baking
    Cuisine American, Canadian
    Servings 1 dozen biscuits
    Calories 2087.7 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups of all purpose flour + extra to dust the counter
    • 2 tablespoon sugar
    • 3 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt + coarse salt to garnish
    • ¼ lb of butter or lard such as tenderflake
    • 2 eggs
    • ¾ cup milk
    • 1 clove garlic minced fine and rubbed
    • 1 small sprig rosemary minced fine

    Instructions
     

    • Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
    • Add the minced herbs and garlic.
    • Crumble in the cold butter or lard as if you are making pie dough.
    • Make a well in the middle of the mix and add the eggs and milk. Slowly stirr in the flour until everything is evenly mixed.
    • Knead the rough dough on a floured countertop for 15 to 30 seconds until smooth.
    • Roll out the dough until it is about half an inch to three-quarters of an inch thick.
    • Punch out individual biscuits with a ring mold or appropriate mould.
    • brush with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
    • Bake at 375F for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 2087.7kcal

    Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Diana

      November 21, 2017 at 10:15 pm

      Does margarine work for this recipe?

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      • Markus Mueller

        November 22, 2017 at 11:11 am

        Margarine would work in theory, but your biscuits will come out of the oven much denser in texture. The moisture present in the butter that is crumbled into this dough helps puff up the dough as it rises making the biscuits nice and fluffy.

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    2. redawna

      November 06, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      They look and sound fabulous! Book marking to try.

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    3. Ayngelina

      November 06, 2017 at 11:55 am

      I often think you can judge the seriousness of a chowder by what it's served with and biscuits are king.

      Reply
    4. Kitty

      February 14, 2017 at 12:26 am

      These biscuits are so nice and tall! Will have to try this recipe. Thanks!

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      • Markus Mueller

        February 14, 2017 at 10:02 am

        Let me know how they turn out!

        Reply
    5. Monica

      February 11, 2017 at 9:39 am

      I agree that homemade bread and rolls are the best-the flavors in these sound perfect!

      Reply
      • Markus Mueller

        February 11, 2017 at 9:53 am

        Plus they are ao easy to make!

        Reply
    6. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices

      February 06, 2017 at 1:08 pm

      We love homemade biscuits (no store bought ones or ready mix for us!) and yours flavored with garlic and rosemary are super tasty! They look so flaky and buttery!

      Reply
    7. Annika

      December 21, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      These look amazing! My husband makes a similar recipe as well. And whenever he does, they get eaten up real quick!

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