Cooking Light, JULY 2009
Ingredients: [‘all-purpose flour’, ‘sugar’, ‘baking powder’, ‘salt’, ‘butter’, ‘purple basil’, ‘parmigiano-reggiano cheese’, ‘nonfat milk’, ‘egg’, ‘cooking spray’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)”,”2 tablespoons sugar”,”4 teaspoons baking powder”,”1 teaspoon salt”,”1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces “,”2/3 cup chopped fresh purple basil”,”1/2 cup finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese”,”2/3 cup nonfat milk”,”1 large egg”,” cooking spray”]
Number of Servings: 12
Steps: [‘Preheat oven to 425°.’, ‘Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.’, ‘Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in basil and cheese. Combine milk and egg in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.’, ‘Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; pat to 1-inch-thick circle. Cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter into 12 biscuits.’, ‘Place biscuits on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool.’]