Pumpkin Walnut Biscuits

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar, plus a little extra for topping
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup light cream, plus a little extra for glaze
• 1/3 cup solidly packed cooked pumpkin or 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. use your fingertips or a pastry blender to work in the butter.
• 3 keep mixing until the ingredients resemble a coarse, flaky meal, then stir in the chopped walnuts.
• 4 in a smaller bowl, whisk together the cream, pumpkin, and honey. make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the liquid into it. stir briskly until the dough pulls together, then let it sit for 3 minutes.
• 5 flour your hands and your work surface. gently knead the dough into a ball, then pat it into a 1-inch-thick disk.
• 6 using a 2-inch biscuit cutter or drinking glass, cut the dough into rounds and place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet, leaving a couple of inches between them. repeat this process until you've used all the dough.
• 7 brush the biscuit tops sparingly with cream and then sprinkle on a little sugar.
• 8 bake the biscuits on the center oven rack until they are light golden brown, about 20 minutes. transfer them to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before serving.