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Spiced Carrot Biscuits With Salted Caramel Butter

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Becky Luigart-Stayner
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
Makes 12 biscuits.
Category
Cookies and Bars
Course
Desserts
Preparation Method
Bake
Credit
Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado
Sources
Old Farmer's Almanac

These Spiced Carrot Biscuits with Salted Caramel Butter are a true crowd-pleaser—soft, warmly spiced, and just sweet enough. The recipe even won third prize in our 2014 Almanac Recipe Contest, and it’s easy to see why! 

Perfect for brunch, holiday tables, or an afternoon treat, these biscuits pair tender carrots and raisins with the indulgent finish of salted caramel butter.

Spiced Carrot Biscuits

Ingredients
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces
1-1/2 cups puréed cooked carrots
2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk, divided
1/3 cup golden raisins

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425ºF. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
  2. In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Cut in butter with a fork or pastry tool until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add carrots and 2/3 cup of buttermilk and stir until just combined.
  3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle dough with raisins and knead dough 10 times. Roll dough to about 1-inch thickness. Using a 2-1/2-inch round cutter, press out biscuits, rerolling dough as necessary.
  4. Place biscuits on prepared baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush tops with remaining 1 tablespoon of buttermilk. Set aside.

Salted Caramel Butter

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4 cup thick caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, caramel sauce, and salt until well combined.
  2. Serve biscuits with caramel butter on the side.

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