{"id":5978,"date":"2017-10-01T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T23:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=5978"},"modified":"2017-10-01T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T23:55:10","slug":"ginger-spice-pumpkin-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=5978","title":{"rendered":"Ginger Spice Pumpkin Biscuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5979\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5979\" class=\"wp-image-5979 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=584%2C874\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=684%2C1024 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=768%2C1150 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?w=1850 1850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ginger Spice Pumpkin Biscuits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first day of October, and (ahem) I&#8217;d like to point out that this is the first new pumpkin recipe I&#8217;ve posted for the season. You would <em>really<\/em> admire my restraint if you saw the long list of possible pumpkin creations I&#8217;ve accumulated, taunting me daily. These flaky, tender (yet slightly crunchy) biscuits were on the top of that list, and I couldn&#8217;t have been happier with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The pumpkin flavor and blend of spices add\u00a0a depth of flavor to the biscuits but aren&#8217;t overwhelming. And they are so versatile! Add a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar before baking for a sweet touch or cover biscuits with sausage gravy for a savory flair. They are seriously good either way.<\/p>\n<p>Homemade biscuits are really easy, as long as you remember two things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep everything cold<\/li>\n<li>Handle the dough as little as possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By now you probably know that I have a love\/hate relationship with shortening. I know it&#8217;s not a healthy choice, and try to use alternatives as much as possible, but I&#8217;ll say it again: biscuits, pie crust, and peanut butter cookies just aren&#8217;t as good without it. I&#8217;m willing to make an exception for these goodies. If you aren&#8217;t, then, by all means, substitute very cold butter. (But they probably won&#8217;t be as light and fluffy.)<\/p>\n<p>I used fresh ginger in this recipe. If you don&#8217;t have any and must make these <em>right now<\/em>, you can substitute 1\/2 teaspoon of ground ginger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ginger-Spice-Pumpkin-Biscuits-The-Rowdy-Baker-1-1000x288.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Ginger Spice Pumpkin Biscuits<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">The Rowdy Baker<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary summary\">These easy biscuits are subtly flavored with pumpkin and spices, perfect as a meal accompaniment or snack. Flaky and tender, they are soft inside but slightly crunchy outside. Irresistible! Makes 10 jumbo biscuits.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons brown sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">4 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger (or you may substitute 1\/2 teaspoon ground ginger)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon ground allspice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon ground cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/4 cups COLD buttermilk<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup pumpkin (solid pack puree)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 egg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup COLD shortening<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons COLD butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Optional: cinnamon sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat oven to 450 F. Cover baking sheet with parchment.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, grated ginger, and spices.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, pumpkin, and egg. Set aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cold shortening and butter to dry ingredients and, using a pastry blender, blend until there are no lumps larger than a pea.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add buttermilk mixture all at once and stir just until most of the flour is incorporated. Do not overmix. It&#8217;s okay if there are some streaks of flour.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Turn dough out onto generously floured surface. Turn once to coat with flour, then gently pat with your hand until the dough is almost 1-inch thick.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Using a floured biscuit cutter, press straight down and lift straight back up. Lift each biscuit with a thin spatula and move to prepared baking sheet. Gently gather scraps and press together to cut.They won&#8217;t be as pretty, but will still taste great. (For a sweet biscuit, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake for approximately 13-14 minutes, or until rich golden brown. Cool on rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3228<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5983\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5983\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/a-mix-fats-into-dry-ing.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blend shortening and butter into dry ingredients.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5984\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5984\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?resize=768%2C513 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?resize=1024%2C684 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/b-whisk-pumpkin-buttermilk-egg.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whisk the buttermilk, pumpkin, and egg together.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5987\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5987\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?resize=300%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?resize=300%2C194 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?resize=768%2C496 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C661 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?resize=465%2C300 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/c-stir-just-until-combined-2.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stir just until most of the flour is incorporated. Flour streaks = perfect!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5990\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5990\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/e-press-cutter-straight-down-and-lift-straight-up.-Dont-twist..jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press a round cutter straight down and lift it straight back up. Don&#8217;t twist!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5992\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5992\" class=\"wp-image-5992 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f-freshly-baked-biscuits-1.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly baked.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eat &#8217;em plain, coated with cinnamon and sugar, or covered with sausage gravy. Ginger Spice Pumpkin Biscuits make a wonderful breakfast sandwich, too &#8211; just add eggs, meat, cheese.<\/p>\n<p>This is where I give you fair warning: Until I work through my list or run out of canned pumpkin, there will be no mercy. It&#8217;s pumpkin everything, starting . . . NOW.<\/p>\n<p>Lorinda<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the first day of October, and (ahem) I&#8217;d like to point out that this is the first new pumpkin recipe I&#8217;ve posted for the season. 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