Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and pressed
  • 1/3 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (or feta would be a lovely substitute!)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
  • 1 large egg, beaten for egg wash
  • Freshly cracked black pepper (optional)

Instructions:

  1. To make the spinach mixture, in a small skillet over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the scallions and garlic and cook until translucent and just barely browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the well-drained chopped spinach and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste as well as a pinch of nutmeg. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Cut in butter (using your fingers or a pastry cutter) until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Work the butter into the dry ingredients until some of the butter flakes are the size of peas and some are the size of oat flakes.
  5. In a small bowl combine egg and buttermilk and beat lightly with a fork.
  6. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg mixture all at once. Stir into a shaggy mixture.
  7. Add the cooled spinach mixture and blue cheese. Stir to combine being sure not to over mix the biscuit dough.
  8. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and pat into a 3/4-inch thick circle. Use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut biscuits. Press any dough scraps together to make a few more biscuits out of the remaining dough.
  9. Place 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet and brush lightly with egg wash. Sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper if you d like.
  10. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm.