Delicious Dishes Of America’s Past

 Huckleberry biscuits

You never think of huckleberries, do you? Well, this modern take on the original recipe will work with most types of berries, but it’s tastier—and if you want to do it the classic American way, you’ll use huckleberries.

Ingredients:
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon fresh lemon peel
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk
2/4 cup unthawed frozen huckleberries
Toppings:
3 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of ground nutmeg
Directions:
1. Start by mixing 2 cups of flour with the baking powder, sugar, salt, lemon peels, and soda in a bowl.
2. Add shortening until the texture is coarse.
3. Mix the egg and buttermilk separately, and then add to the bowl.
4. Stir in frozen huckleberries.
5. Spread the remaining flour across the countertop and pour the dough mix onto the flour, kneading 6 or 7 times.
6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
7. Once the dough holds together, pat it into a rectangle about 1/2” thick and then cut into circles about 2” thick.
8. Place the biscuits onto a (lightly) greased baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes.
9. Finally, mix the topping ingredients together and brush that sweet stuff over the biscuits.