Caramelized Onion Sourdough Biscuits From Kaf Recipes

CARAMELIZED ONION SOURDOUGH BISCUITS FROM KAF

Steps:

• Combine butter, onion and sugar in pan over medum-low heat.
• Cook onion, covered for about 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes; they should be nicely caramelized.
• Transfer onions to a bowl to cool to room termperature, then refrigerate until well chilled at least 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Grease or line baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Work butter into flour until mixture is unevenly crumbly.
• Toss in chives and caramelized onions.
• Cut in starter until dough becomes cohesive.
• Trun dough out onto a lightly floured surface and use a bench knife or bowl scraper to fold over on itself five or six times, until it comes together.
• Pat into a 1" thick disk.
• Use a sharp 2 1/2" biscuit cutter to cut rounds.
• Pat the scraps together and cut additional biscuits.
• Bake biscuits for 15-18 minutes until they're just turning golden.
• Remove from oven and serve warm.
• TIP: Brush biscuits with butter before baking if desired for extra color and flavor. You can brush them again once they come out of the oven for over the top richness.+.

KAREN'S SOURDOUGH BISCUITS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly coat with butter. Set aside.
• Place flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a food processor. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Pour flour-butter mixture into a bowl. Stir in sourdough starter until flour is moistened.
• Turn dough onto a sheet of waxed paper. Cover with another sheet of waxed paper and roll out to 1-inch thickness. Peel off the top layer of waxed paper and cut into 8 biscuits. Arrange biscuits on the prepared baking sheet. Gather scraps, roll out, and cut again. Let biscuits rise at room temperature until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake biscuits in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve hot.

CARAMELIZED ONION BREAD

Steps:

• To prepare the sponge, place the water in a mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle the yeast over the water, stir in and let sit for 2 minutes.
• Mix in the 1 cup bread flour.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit overnight or for 14-16 hours.
• To prepare the onions, heat the olive oil and sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Add the onions, stir well, and saute, stirring occasionally, for 10-12 minutes or until browned and caramelized.
• Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool.
• To prepare the dough, place the water in the bowl of an electric mixer or in a mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle the yeast over the top, stir in, and let sit for 2 minutes.
• Add the sponge, bread flour, whole-wheat flour, salt and pepper.
• Mix with the dough hook for 2 minutes, or until the ingrediets are combine.
• Or beat vigoursly with a wooden spoon for 8-10 minutes.
• Let the dough rest for 15 mintes.
• Add the caramelized onions and resume mixing, continuing for 12-14 minutes or until the dough is silky and elastic and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• The dough should be very wet and sticky, but still elastic.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in volume.
• Turn over a baking sheet and set a piece of parchment paper on it.
• Place the dough on a well-floured work surface, handling it gently to preserve as much volume as possible and cut into 2 equal pices.
• Gently pull and stretch each piece of dough into a flat round, about 1 1/4 inches thick.
• Transfer to the parchment paper.
• You may have to reshape once you have moved it.
• Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• To avoid the plastic from sticking to the dough, spray the dough with some cooking spray.
• Place a baking stone on the middle rack in the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
• Using a spray bottle, spritz the oven walls with water.
• Work quickly so the oven does not lose heat.
• You could also quickly place several ice cubes in the bottom of the oven after you have placed the loaves in the oven.
• Slide the loaves, still on the parchment paper, into the oven onto the hot stone.
• Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until the bread brown.
• Transfer the flatbreads to a rack to cool.
• Note: I could only bake one loaf at a time.
• Next time I will forget about turning the dough onto a floured board.
• I'll gently dump half of the dough onto each piece of parchment paper and shape it there.

GOLDEN SOURDOUGH BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine Sourdough Starter and buttermilk; stir into crumb mixture with a fork until dough forms a ball. , Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead 10-12 times. Roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. , Bake at 425° until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Brush with melted butter. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.