Brown Butter Pumpkin Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 cup Unsalted butter (226 g (1 cup) plus 2 tbsp total; brown all of it. Use ½ cup for the batter, ½ cup for the butter swim, and 2 tbsp for the glaze.)
• 3 cup All-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup Brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• 0.5 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
• 0.5 cup Pumpkin purée
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 0.25 cup Sweetened condensed milk
• 2 oz Cream cheese (Softened.)

Steps

1. 1

   Brown all the unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden brown and nutty-smelling. Let it cool until warm or room temperature. Reserve ½ cup for the biscuit batter, ½ cup for the butter swim, and 2 tablespoons for the glaze.

2. 2

   Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Pour the ½ cup portion of browned butter reserved for the butter swim into an 8-by-8-inch baking dish. Put the dish in the oven as it preheats to warm the butter; remove it once the butter is melted and warm.

3. 3

   In a bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice until evenly combined.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, buttermilk, and ½ cup cooled browned butter reserved for the batter.

5. 5

   Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Gently mix just until combined; do not overmix.

6. 6

   Carefully spoon the dough into the warm browned butter in the baking dish. Gently spread it evenly to the edges.

7. 7

   Cut the dough into 9 squares without separating the biscuits.

8. 8

   Bake at 425°F (220°C) until golden and cooked through in the center. In a glass pan, bake 25–30 minutes, aiming for about 28 minutes. In a metal pan, bake 20–25 minutes and begin checking around 20 minutes; if using a dark metal pan, start checking a few minutes earlier.

9. 9

   Mix the sweetened condensed milk, 2 tablespoons melted browned butter, and softened cream cheese until smooth.

10. 10

    Drizzle the glaze over the warm biscuits.

Notes

Makes 9 biscuits in an 8-by-8-inch pan. The source gives different bake-time ranges for glass and metal pans; it does not specify an exact bake time beyond these ranges and the visual cue of golden biscuits cooked through in the center.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baked
• fall
• pumpkin
• vegetarian
• comfort food