Yogurt Biscuits
2013, I’ve resolved, will be the year of simple cooking. Adventure cooking can be playful and enjoyable, and I’ve learned more from bold experimentation than I ever thought possible (and found some completely addictive cuisines and recipes in the process), but I want to slow things down, return to my roots — as in, the roots in my garden.
Not that yogurt and bread grow in my garden, of course. Today’s recipe is a different kind of simple — proof that bread doesn’t does have to take all day to be dinner-worthy. Simple, yogurt-based, non-yeasted rolls, made with a hearty helping of whole grain spelt.
The secret to these flaky, tender biscuits is a technique borrowed from croissants, folding and flattening the dough several times to create thin layers of pastry.
All in all, a quick, satisfying side to soup and stews. Next time, I’m going to brush the tops with butter and sprinkle with chopped fresh rosemary and sea salt.
Karen xo
Hello, and welcome to SoupAddict, my little corner of the foodie world on the Interwebs. I'm Karen, and it's true, I'm addicted to soup. The seasons guide my cooking and eating, and when I'm not behind the stove — or the keyboard: I'm a writer by trade — you can find me in my vegetable garden. 
I like the “laminating-esque’ process in these biscuits – as well as the pastry flour/ yogurt additions. It sounds like they would be very tender.
P.S. Just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed the space you’ve built up over on L&G – you have some good stuff going on over there (WP doesn’t like me so much on that site).
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Aw, thanks, Cher. I’m enjoying more than I even predicted I would. I’m really bummed, though, about the commenting problem. I know WP is trying to clamp down on spam by tightening up login requirements, but even *I* have problems on some WP sites, where I want to leave a comment as “SoupAddict” but the site makes me login with my central WP account. (I’ll also double-check to make sure I haven’t accidentally banned your IP, or marked you as spam
I marked myself as spam once, so, really nothing’s off the table in terms of causation).
I’m curious what that is (L&G)? I’m also having problems commenting on some WordPress blogs these days, sometimes it helps to use a different email. The biscuits look so soft and moist. I like the delicate nature of spelt flour and it’s interesting that it’s interchangeable with whole wheat pastry flour in this recipe, both sound good.
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L+G is leafandgrain.com, my new blog. It’s not primarily a food blog, so I haven’t announced it here, as I doubt there will be much cross-over interest. As for WordPress, I’ve found that to be the case too – to use an email address that has no connection with any WordPress activities. But, it’s a pain when you want to post a comment under a specific entity.
These would be perfect with a brothy soup~
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I love simple recipes–they tend NOT to leave my fridge laden with partially used jars of all sorts of things that won’t get used for ages!
Do you have any advice on where to buy WW pastry flour?
Thanks!
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Whole Foods carries it, if you have one nearby, both in their bulk and pre-packaged sections. And, unexpectedly, my Kroger carries it as well. They have a Bob’s Red Mill section in the natural foods area, and keep 5 lb bags of WW pastry flour on the very bottom shelf, out of normal line of vision. And of course, the venerable King Arthur Flour carries it online, but, while I’m completely devoted to their all-purpose and white whole wheat flours (available at Kroger), their specialty flours are just too expensive. Once you factor in shipping, a 3 lb bag of ww pastry flour costs $14.50! Gulp!
Yup, I wanted some durum flour but the shipping price from KAF scared me away– I’ll have my husband pick it up from a specialty store on his lunch hour. BTW, I’m glad you shared about Leaf and Grain, it looks great! I’ll be visiting. I’d think there would be a lot of crossover interest from this blog, there is for me!
Mary@FitandFed recently blogged about: White Whole Wheat Ciabatta
I’m very interested to try your technique for these yogurt biscuits-and your photos are lovely;-)
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I too like the idea of returning to basics. As Kirsten said I’ve been getting tired of all the exotic ingredients that I’d use once and then they sit in the fridge inching further and further out of sight. Checked out Leaf + Grain. Very nice, like the design and it’s now bookmarked. Love your gardening posts.
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