Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits for #BigLiesinaSmallTownParty #ImprovCookingChallenge

 We are having a party today with The Book Club Cookbook crew and author Diane Chamberlain.  Publisher St. Martin's Press provided me with a pre release copy of Big Lies in a Small Town.  I'm excited to share my review with you.  As always, all opinions are strictly my own.

You can learn more about this party and the guests invited in this post by Judy of The Book Club Cookbook.

I do have one complaint about this book.  I started reading it on the Monday before Christmas when I should have been very busy preparing for the Holiday.......I couldn't put the book down.  I stayed up all hours of the night reading away.  Luckily by Wednesday I had finished it and could get on with my life.

This is an intriguing mystery of sorts.  It tells the story of two women, Anna who in the 1940's wins the chance to paint a large mural depicting the small southern town of Edenton, and Morgan who in 2018 gets a reprieve from her prison sentence in the will of a famous author who has decided that Morgan should be the one to restore the mural originally created by Anna.

Morgan has absolutely no idea why the author has chosen her for his generosity and she has no prior knowledge of restoration of artwork.  She definitely wants the get out of jail free card though so jumps on this opportunity which she has been given.

As Morgan works on the mural, she finds that she is not only restoring this painting but also her life.  Morgan comes to feel a bond between herself and the artist and wants to learn everything she can about Anna who suddenly disappeared along with this mural nearly 80 years earlier.  What happened to Anna?  How did the artist, Jesse, happen to have possession of the mural?  Why did Jesse, out of all the people in the world, choose Morgan, a mediocre art student, to be the benefactor of his generosity?

As in every good story there is a sideline of love and romance.  You come to know and love all of the protagonists in this story.  There is not a ton of food but, as in every book, there are meals shared and food mentioned.  One food mentioned more often than others is biscuits.  Not surprising since this novel takes place in the south.

I decided to pull out my sourdough starter and makes some biscuits to bring to this party today.  We are celebrating the release of this book in paperback to the public.  It is available for order through Amazon and will also be available in your local book stores.  Order yourself up a copy and enjoy...just be prepared to not get much done for a couple of days after it arrives.

I am also sharing this post over at Foodies Read.  Stop by and see what all the foodies are reading this month.

As fate would have it, today is also the day we share our Improv Cooking Challenge.  Today's ingredients?  Buttermilk and Flour.  How is that for perfect timing?

This fun, monthly challenge is hosted by Nichole of Cookaholic Wife.  Each month we are given two ingredients and sent on our way to create a recipe containing both.

Let's take a look at what Buttermilk and Flour creations the others are sharing today.........

Improv Cooking Challenge: January 2021

Buttermilk and Flour

• Batter Fried Herbed Chicken Wings by Sneha’s Recipe
• Buttermilk Pancakes by Kate’s Recipe Box
• Kodhuma Dosa / Wholewheat Crepes by Magical Ingredients
• Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts By Cookaholic Wife
• Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie by Making Miracles

Big Lies in a Small Town Party Participants

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Chicken Soup with Hand Rolled Pasta 
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits 
• Eliot's Eats: Smoky Pimento Cheese 
• The Hungry Bookworm: Collard Greens 
• Really Into This: Peanut Butter Scones 
• Kahakai Kitchen: Pineapple Upside Down Cake 
• Living My Best Book Life: Apple Fritter Bread
• The Book Club Cookbook: Diane Chamberlain's Gold Nugget Cake

These biscuits turned out nice and flaky.  They only need to rest for 30 minutes before baking so they can be started before you start your meal and finished up in the oven during the last 15 minutes before you put dinner on the table.

breads, biscuits, sourdough, buttermilk

Breads

American

Yield: 9 Biscuits

Author: Wendy Klik

Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits

Light, flaky and golden brown...these biscuits that begin with your sourdough starter are sure to become a family favorite.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 Mininactive time: 30 MinTotal time: 55 Min

Ingredients

• 1 c. flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/4 c. cold butter, divided into Tablespoon portions
• 1/2 c. sourdough starter
• 1/4 c. buttermilk

Instructions

1. Combine the sourdough starter and buttermilk in a bowl.  Set aside until room temperature.  I did this in the morning and left it on the counter all day.
2. Place the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and butter in the bowl of a food processor.   Pulse until cornmeal consistency with different size chunks of butter.
3. Add the flour mixture to the sourdough mixture and combine until a soft dough form and all dry ingredients are incorporated.
4. Turn onto a floured surface and knead and pat gently.  Roll out into a 1/2" thickness and cut into 9 portions using a biscuit cutter.
5. Place onto a baking sheet that has been covered with parchment, brush with additional melted butter, if desired.  Let rest for 30 minutes.
6. Bake in a preheated 425* oven for 10-15 minutes until risen and golden brown.

Notes:

adapted from a recipe found at Food.com

Calories

122.62

Fat (grams)

5.43

Sat. Fat (grams)

3.32

Carbs (grams)

16.05

Fiber (grams)

0.83

Net carbs

15.22

Sugar (grams)

0.39

Protein (grams)

2.51

Sodium (milligrams)

130.90

Cholesterol (grams)

13.84

Calories for sauce without pasta.

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