Pink Biscuits | A Valentines Breakfast

Forget flowers and chocolates, give me some pink biscuits with fresh juice and berries and I am happy!

A few weeks ago I started trying to make pink biscuits. The first few batches were complete failures. They still tasted good, but were far from the rosy pink biscuits that I was imagining. Strawberries didn’t have enough color, beets were too difficult. Food coloring was out of the question. (I have read too much about the terrible effects of artificial food coloring, especially red – so I knew my pink biscuits couldn’t have any food coloring added.) It took a lot of trial and error, but I finally figured out what would make the most perfect pink biscuits.

Add in some juicy red berries and some fresh squeezed blood orange juice and you have the best Valentines breakfast ever.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup cold milk
• 1 Tbsp vinegar
• 1 cup rasberries
• 6-8 ripe blood oranges
• fresh, seasonal berries

Directions

1. Pour 1 cup of fresh or frozen rasberries into a small saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until rasberries break down and form a thick sauce.
2. Pour the berry sauce into a cup measure.  Add enough milk to the berries to make 1 cup.
3. Add the vinegar to the berries and milk and stir.  Set aside in the refrigerator to chill.
4. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
5. Cut in the stick of butter until it is combined.  This can be done in a food processor, with a fork, or with your hands.  This is a great job for kids to help with, since they love having their hands in the food.
6. Add the liquid mixture to the bowl and stir to combine.
7. Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface.  If the dough is too sticky add a bit more flour.
8. Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thickness.
9. Use a heart cookie cutter (or any other shape you like) to cut out your biscuits, and place them on a lined cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 425° for approximately 10 minutes.
11. Juice the blood oranges and chill until serving.

Enjoy your perfectly fresh, pink Valentines breakfast!