Cowboy Butter Swim Biscuits

• servings: 9 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon chives

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon juice

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

4 teaspoons white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 ¾ cups buttermilk

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

To make the cowboy butter: Stir softened butter, garlic, parsley, chives, mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, thyme, chili powder, and crushed red pepper in a bowl until well combined; set aside.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Place cowboy butter in a 9-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish. Place dish in the oven as it is preheating until butter is fully melted, 3 to 5 minutes; remove from the oven.

To make the biscuit dough: Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together into a bowl; rub in butter until dough resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk to make a dough.

Pour biscuit dough into the baking dish and spread over melted butter. Use a bench scraper to cut dough into 9 equal pieces.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 339 kcal
• Total Fat: 21 g
• Saturated Fat: 13 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 56 mg
• Sodium: 718 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 32 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 4 g
• Protein: 6 g