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Easy Heart-Shaped Biscuits and Borscht

February 12, 2017 By Kari Leave a Comment

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My mom made this easy Heart-Shaped Biscuits and Borscht for my dad a few years ago, and I’m totally ripping the idea straight from her. (Thanks Mom!)

It covers several must-haves for Valentine’s Day: something red, something heart-shaped, and of course food.

For the biscuits, you’ll need:

  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • dash of sea salt
  • 1/4 cup of unsalted butter
  • 1 cup of milk
  • pastry cutter/blender
  • pastry brush
  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • mixing bowl
  • heart-shaped cookie cutter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 F.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Cut butter into pieces and work into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter.

Add in milk a bit at a time while working the dough – just enough so it comes together. You don’t want to over-work it or the biscuits will turn out like a puck instead of nice and fluffy.

Place on a lightly-floured surface and roll out to a 1/2 inch thick.

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Use your heart-shaped cutter to shape your biscuits.

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Take a pastry brush to paint a bit more butter onto the front of your biscuits to give them that golden-brown glaze.

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

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You can stop at making just the biscuits, or go all the way and whip up this amazing Borscht. I enjoy this classic Ukrainian dish year-round, but it’s an especially lovely comfort food on Valentine’s Day when it’s still a little chilly outside. As mentioned, this is my mom’s recipe…and it’s the best!

For Mama Skelton’s Borscht, you’ll need:

  • 8-10 beets
  • One large onion
  • 1/2 head of thinly-sliced cabbage
  • 1 large can of diced tomatoes
  • Two tbsp sugar
  • Four potatoes – grated
  • Four carrots – grated
  • 3 cans of pork and beans
  • 6 cups of beef broth
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 cup of dill – finely chopped

Directions:

Cook unpeeled beets in a large pot of water, then let them cool. (You can do this a day ahead of time if you like.)

Put chopped onion, potatoes, cabbage and carrots in a large stock pot. Cover with water and boil until tender.

Peel the cooked beets, then grate them. Add the grated beets to the rest of the vegetables and simmer for a few minutes.

Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for another 1/2 hour.

There you have it! Your tummy is full and hopefully your heart is too. Awwwwww….

 

 

xx

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