This is the perfect single serve 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. Easy, simple, and delicious.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Small pot
- Spoons
- Spatulas
- Baking Tray
- Parchment Paper
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
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
Instructions
- 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 14 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!
