Buttermilk-Chive Biscuits

Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 biscuit)

Ingredients

• 3  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/2  cup  chopped fresh chives
• 4  teaspoons  baking powder
• 2  teaspoons  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  baking soda
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/3  cup  chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2  cups  low-fat buttermilk
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 5 ingredients (flour through salt); cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 times. Roll dough to a 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on a baking sheet. Lightly coat tops with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 13 minutes or until golden.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

178 (29% from fat)

Fat:

5.9g (sat 3.2g,mono 1.5g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

4.5g

Carbohydrate:

26.6g

Fiber:

0.9g

Cholesterol:

14mg

Iron:

1.7mg

Sodium:

482mg

Calcium:

136mg