2 c Flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Chinese 5-spice powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
6 tb Butter
1 c Sour cream
1 Egg — beaten
Sesame seeds
Combine flour, baking powder, 5-spice powder, salt and baking soda in
bowl.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas.
Quickly stir in sour cream, just until blended. Roll dough out on
lightly floured board to rectangle about 1-inch thick. Then cut into
8 biscuits.
Brush tops with beaten egg.
Sprinkle with additional 5-spice powder and sesame seeds to taste.
Bake on buttered baking sheet at 450 degrees 12 to 13 minutes or
until tops are golden.
Each biscuit contains: 256 calories; 419 mg sodium; 63 mg
cholesterol; 16 grams fat; 24 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams protein;
0.33 gram fiber.
Presented by: Donna Deane, Times Test Kitchen Director, L.A. Times
article, “Short Time? Short Ribs”, 3/9/95, page H14.
Yields
8 servings