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1700s-present - Appalachian preservers and Southern biscuit cooks
Warm buttermilk biscuits split and served with butter and spiced apple butter.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Servings
8 biscuits
Region
Appalachia and the American South
Era introduced
1700s-present
Introduced by
Appalachian preservers and Southern biscuit cooks
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Apple butter on biscuits is less a formal recipe than a way of eating well from the pantry. Hot biscuits bring the soft wheat-and-buttermilk side of Southern baking; apple butter brings the orchard, the kettle, and the work of preserving fall fruit. Together they make a breakfast, church supper side, or ham-biscuit spread that feels older than the written recipe.
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