Rancho Meladuco's Black Pepper, Date, and Blue Cheese Biscuits | The Bittman Project

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for sprinkling
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cubed, plus 2 tablespoons melted butter for greasing and brushing
• 1/2 cup pitted and chopped Rancho Meladuco medjool dates (3 to 4 dates)
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced chives
• 1 1/4 cups cold buttermilk
• Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling