Fluffy Pumpkin Biscuit Stars

Hi, everyone! I’m Susan from Love from the Kitchen where I share my passion for cooking easy and tasty homemade food with fresh ingredients with you. I am thrilled to be part of Endlessly Inspired’s 31 Days of Halloween series! 

Today I am sharing Fluffy Pumpkin Biscuit Stars.  These are easy to make and ridiculously delicious.  They are great with everything from a bowl of spicy chili to grilled chicken… or even paired with warm caramel apple slices and a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

I just love how fluffy and light these biscuits are.  Want to know my secret?  Follow these three rules:

1. Don’t over-mix or over-handle the dough
2. Chill the dough before you cut it.
3. Add layers by folding the dough, re-rolling, folding and re-rolling.

Fluffy Pumpkin Biscuit Stars

Susan Zentmyer

These fluffy pumpkin biscuits are so light, airy and delicious, and they are way easier to make than you'd think!

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Cook Time 12 mins

Ingredients

  

• 2 c sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 5 TBSP chilled butter cut into small pieces
• 1/3 c fat-free buttermilk
• 3/4 c canned pumpkin
• 3 TBSP maple syrup
• 2 TBSP brown sugar

Instructions

 

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
• 2. Combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or pulse in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal. Chill 10 minutes.
• 3. Combine buttermilk and maple syrup, stirring with a whisk until well blended; add canned pumpkin. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist.
• 4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 times. Press dough into a (1/2-inch-thick) 9" x 5" rectangle; dust top of dough with flour. Fold dough crosswise into thirds (as if folding a piece of paper to fit into an envelope). Again press dough into a (1/2-inch-thick) 9" x 5" rectangle; dust top of dough with flour. Fold dough crosswise into thirds; gently roll press to a 3/4-inch thickness.
• 5. Cut dough with a star cookie cutter to form 14 dough stars. Place dough stars, 1 inch apart, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle each star with a bit of brown sugar.
• 6. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan; cool 2 minutes on wire racks. Serve warm.