Honey Tree Bark Biscuits


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup walnut pieces
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick butter, cut into cubes
1/2 cup honey
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Cut 2 sheets of parchment paper to line
bottom of large 4-sided baking pan (17x13x1). Pulse together flour,
walnuts, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt in food processor until
nuts are finely ground. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles
coarse meal with small butter lumps. Whisk together honey, egg and
vanilla. Then add to flour mixture and pulse just until dough comes
together. Transfer dough to 1 sheet of trimmed parchment (not in pan) and
cover with second sheet. Roll over with rolling pin to spread dough evenly
between sheets into a rough 15x11 rectangle. Transfer dough in parchment
to pan and remove top sheet.

Using spatula, spread dough into corners of pan to cover parchment
completely. Holding paring knife sideways, drag tip over dough at 1/2 inch
intervals to create lines resembling those on tree bark. Sprinkle dough
evenly with turbinado sugar. Bake in upper third of oven until set, 20 to
25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to
300F degrees. Run knife around edge of pan, then invert bark on to work
surface. Discard parchment. Fold bark in half lengthwise so that it breaks
with uneven edges. Repeat with each piece. Tear each strip crosswise into
6 pieces. Divide biscuits, sugar sides up, between 2 baking sheets. Bake
until deep golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool.

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