Pumpkin Walnut Biscuits With Honey Glaze

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1/4 cup whipping cream, chilled
• 1/3 cup golden brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons honey (orange blossom or wildflower are good)
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream, chilled
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 16 walnut halves

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven; preheat to 375°f
• 2 lightly grease or butter a heavy large baking sheet.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cardamom in medium bowl to blend . add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 whisk pumpkin, 1/4 cup cream, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons honey and lemon peel in another medium bowl to blend.
• 5 add pumpkin mixture and chopped nuts to dry ingredients and stir until incorporated (dough will be moist).
• 6 turn dough out onto floured surface and knead gently until smooth, about 8 turns. roll out dough to 3/4-inch thickness. using floured 2-inch-diameter cookie cutter, cut out rounds. reroll scraps to 3/4-inch thickness; cut out additional rounds.
• 7 place biscuits on prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly.
• 8 whisk 2 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons honey in small bowl. brush on tops of biscuits biscuits. garnish each with 1 walnut half.
• 9 bake biscuits until light golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. transfer biscuits to rack and cool 15 minutes.
• 10 serve warm or at room temperature, with butter.