True Torture and Baby Biscuits

"It is true torture for a woman to put her in a room full of hats and no mirror."

I overheard this comment at a Garden Party Sale I had recently.  No, I did not torture them, there were many mirrors.  You need a mirror when you try on hats. Where else can you make your hat face.  Some women cock their heads to the side, some purse their lips, and my favorite, the sucked in cheeks.

The garden was a lovely place to try on hats.  There was natural light, feedback from other ladies in hats, and baby biscuits with proscioutto.

Baby Biscuits

serves 8-10 dainty eaters

2 cups Zazu & Violets' all purpose gluten free flour mix
1 1/2 tsp, xanthan gum
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons very cold butter
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 oz. prosciutto

Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees

Sift flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl.  Cut the butter into 1/2 inch pieces and add to the flour mixture.  Blend with your hands until it resembles coarse meal.  Do not over blend.  Make a well and pour in the buttermilk.  With a wooden spoon, mix the flour into the buttermilk just enough to blend into a rough looking dough.  Butter a cookie sheet.  Drop teaspoon size balls of the dough onto the cookie sheet.  Bake in the hot oven for 8-10 minutes until the biscuits are browned.

Cool slightly, cut in half, spread with a little softened butter, add a slice of prosciutto to make a baby biscuit sandwich.  Serve with hats and tea.

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