Single Serve Drop Biscuit with Cinnamon Plum Compote
A fluffy drop biscuit topped with a warm and gooey plum compote, all for you
I love a single-serve recipe. Something I can just whip up solo for me, myself, and I. You know what I also love? The cozy flavors and vibes of fall. This recipe? It serves both of those loves.
I hate to give him credit but my brother once made a peach compote situation and poured it over drop biscuits and, well, I’ll admit it was pretty good (it was actually delicious), so when thinking of ways to play with seasonal fruits, that inspo came to mind. I’m still the superior child, just to make sure that the record is still straight.
Anywho, this is the perfect recipe when you want a spoonful of something cozy, filled with those yummy comfort flavors of cinnamon and cardamom, but with a big bite - which is why you spoon it over a big boy drop biscuit. The thing I love about a drop biscuit? Once you stir the dough together you just plop it right on a baking tray and off she goes. No rolling or cutting is required.
So go ahead, whip this up, and then come back and tell me how good it is. I’ll wait.
Yields: 1 biscuit with plum compote
Ingredients:
BISCUIT
1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp shortening
3 ½ - 4 tbsp milk
COMPOTE
1 plum
3 tbsp brown sugar, packed
⅛ tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cardamom
½ tbsp lemon juice
½ tbsp water, optional
Directions:
Combine all compote ingredients in a pot, stir, and place over medium-high heat. If needed, after you have it on the heat for a minute or two, add water to make the mixture a little juicier (this will depend on how juicy your plums are). Bring to a boil, boiling until the liquid reduces and begins to thicken but don’t let it thicken too much or it will become too thick and sticky. Remember, it will become thicker as it cools too. Remove from the stove and immediately pour into a bowl to cool at room temperature
Preheat oven to 450F and line a small baking tray with parchment paper
In a bowl, stir together your flour, baking powder, and salt before cutting in your shortening (make an “X” with two butter knives and pull them outward, then repeat). You’ll know when to stop cutting when your mixture resembles fine grains of sand (aka no big clumps of shortening)
Stir in your milk until just combined and then drop your dough onto your lined baking tray
Bake your biscuit for 16 minutes. The biscuit will be golden with some darker brown spots. Be careful not to take it out too early and risk your inside not being fully cooked. She’s thick, so she needs the bake time!
Serve warm, opening the biscuit and spooning your plum compote over the top
Enjoy!
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