Chocolate Biscuits

Try my Chocolate Buttermilk Biscuits, a sweet take on a Southern favorite. These soft biscuits have a deep chocolate taste and a hint of tangy buttermilk. Enjoy them warm with jam or whipped cream. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, they’ll quickly become a family favorite. Stack them with fresh strawberries and whipped cream for a tasty Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake.

This Chocolate Biscuit is a show stopper for sure!

Mel's Chocolate Biscuits

1-1/4 cups self-rising flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 stick butter, grated and cold

1/2 cup cold buttermilk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract or paste

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Melted butter, about 2 TBSP, for brushing the tops of the biscuits

About 2 TBSP powdered sugar for dusting the biscuits

Strawberries and whipped cream

Preheat oven to 400 degrees & line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Combine flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, salt and mini chocolate chips in a large bowl. Then add in your cold, grated butter and toss to combine.

• Make a well in the flour and add buttermilk and vanilla and stir until your dough starts to come together.

• Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and gently knead, adding additional flour until no longer sticky.

• Remember to do your pat and folds, then pat dough to an even 1/2" thickness.

• Cut into biscuits with a round cutter, mine was 2" diameter.

• Place biscuits onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

• Bake 14-16 minutes.

• Remove and brush with melted butter and then dust with powdered sugar.

• These are delicious on their own, but I made them into a strawberry shortcake with fresh sliced strawberries and whipped cream.