Megan has been obsessively reading
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas, and one of the main characters, Benet, is described the following way:
"A rather scary-looking guy, but one who loves to knit, bake and clean. His nose has been broken so many times, it's been flattened. If he were an animal he'd be a big bear. His hair is brown and sticks out on his head like spikes. You wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley, but you would want to eat his biscuits."
The recipe for those biscuits is in the back of the book, and Megan talked me into baking them this morning. I have to say, they were really good. Here's the recipe:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons bee's wing (baking powder)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup milk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Mix dry ingredients together in bowl. Cut in butter until fine and crumbly. Make a well in these ingredients and pour in milk. Knead with your fingers only until blended - do not overwork or biscuits will be hard and flat. Roll to one knuckle thick and cut in rounds. Place on greased pan, and bake until golden brown (12-15 minutes). Best eaten hot with butter and honey.
