INGREDIENTS

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 scallions , thinly sliced
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • green food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon buttermilk

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F
  2. Sauté the scallions in 3 tablespoons butter until they are soft. Set the scallions aside and let cool.
  3. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Cut the 1/2 cup butter into small pieces and cut it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. In a small bowl mix together the 3/4 cup buttermilk and the green food coloring, until it is a very dark shade of green.
  5. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and add the scallions and the green buttermilk.
  6. Mix until a very sticky dough just holds together.
  7. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead 20 times.
  8. Pat out until 1/2 inch thick.
  9. Cut with a 2 inch cutter. Place biscuits on a baking sheet about 3 inches apart.
  10. Mix the melted butter and buttermilk and brush on the biscuits.
  11. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.