Thimble Biscuits

Course Bread, Breakfast

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword biscuit-recipes, southern-buttermilk-biscuits, thimble-biscuits

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Total Time 27

Servings biscuits

Calories 142kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray a cookie sheet lightly with no-stick cooking spray. Place flour in large bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk; stir with fork until soft dough forms and mixture begins to pull away from sides of bowl, adding additional milk 1 tablespoon at a time if necessary.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly just until smooth. Roll out dough to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch round floured round cutter. Place half of rounds on prepared cookie sheet. (You'll need 24 rounds to make 12 biscuits.)
Cut a small hole with a thimble or other small (about 3/4 inch) cutter in center of remaining rounds. Stack rounds with holes on top of rounds on cookie sheet. Fill each hole with about 1/2 teaspoon preserves.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cool.