These Spanish-Style Paprika Biscuits, known in Spain as Ochíos de Úbeda, are seriously delicious. They´re made with the simplest ingredients, there´s no tricky techniques or special equipment needed and it´s all done in about 30 minutes.
My favorite part about these biscuits, is that you don´t need to use yeast as the rising agent. Instead, we´re using baking powder. So there is no wait time for the dough to double in size. Just mix the ingredients together, shape the dough and off you go!
What really makes these biscuits stand out is the olive oil & paprika mixture. It gives the biscuits the most incredible flavor ever. Make sure when your brushing the mixture, to evenly coat all the pieces of dough.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: It took me about 23 minutes to perfectly bake these biscuits. However, every oven heats differently. So start checking at the 20 minute point. Just pierce a toothpick into the biscuits, if it comes out cleanly, they are ready to go. These biscuits can be stored in an air-tight container and will hold for up to 7 days.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
8-INCH ROUND BAKING PAN
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SWEET SMOKED SPANISH PAPRIKA
SPANISH SEA SALT
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Spanish-Style Paprika Biscuits | Ochíos de Úbeda
Ingredients
FOR THE BISCUITS
- 3 cups all-purpose flour 360 grams
- 1 tbsp baking powder 12 grams
- 3/4 tsp sea salt 4.5 grams
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
- 1 cup water 240 ml
FOR THE TOPPING
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
- 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.30 grams
- pinch coarse sea salt
Instructions
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Add 3 cups all-purpose flour into a large bowl, along with 1 tbsp baking powder and 3/4 tsp sea salt, mix the dry ingredients together, then make a well in the flour, add in 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and 1 cup water, mix together until you form a dough, then get in there with your fist and push down on the dough and then fold together, continue to do this until you end up with a smooth dough (should take about 1 minute), then shape it into a ball
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Sprinkle some all-purpose flour on a clean flat surface, add the ball of dough on top, cut into 2 evenly sized pieces and shape each one into a ball, cut each ball into 6 evenly sized pieces, for a total of 12 pieces of dough, then shape each one into a ball
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Add 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil into a small bowl, along with 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika, whisk together until well mixed
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Grease a round 8-inch (20 cm) baking pan with some of the olive oil & paprika mixture, then add in the balls of dough, all in a single layer and tightly packed together, then brush the remaining olive oil & paprika mixture over the pieces of dough, making sure to coat the entire top surface of the doughs, then sprinkle with some coarse sea salt on top
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Add into a preheated oven, bake only option (bottom heat), 210 C -410 F
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After 22 to 23 minutes the biscuits should be perfectly cooked, you can always pierce them with a toothpick, if it comes out cleanly, they are ready, remove from the oven
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Transfer into a bread basket and serve, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Bill Hall
The biscuits were my first item to be made from your page. Not quite a fluffy as I am use too, but great flavor, only three ingredients, and ez to make. Definitely a redo!!!!
27 . Oct . 2023Spain on a Fork
Glad you enjoyed them! Much love 🙂
28 . Oct . 2023Chris Reher
18 . Apr . 2022Another good one! I was a bit timid with the salt and paprika, which isn’t unusual for me. I will experiment with that. I wonder how these would work with garlic powder, or italian herbs. Easy to make and much fluffier and softer than regular scones which always seem too dry for my liking. They did get a crust but I think that’s a feature. Will definitely make these again.
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
19 . Apr . 2022laurelie campeau
16 . Apr . 2022I made these twice. I threw out the first batch because I used 1/3rd whole wheat and forgot to add the salt so figured that was the reason they weren’t great. However the next time I followed the recipe exactly and I am still not too thrilled. The outer shell is as hard as a rock, so won’t be making these again although they don’t taste too bad.
Spain on a Fork
Seems like you overcooked the biscuits, every oven heats differently, as stated on the blog post, you should have baked them for less, as the outer shell is not supposed to be hard as a rock 🙂 much love
16 . Apr . 2022Iris
Always enjoing your recipes
14 . Apr . 2022Spain on a Fork
Appreciate the comment! Much love 🙂
14 . Apr . 2022Lee Kaplan
My best friend is keto. Is there a flour I can use in place of all purpose flour that will work with this recipe? I have almond flour in my pantry right now.
13 . Apr . 2022Btw, I have Spanish olive oil and sweet smoked paprika in my spice cupboard as well.
Thank you.
Spain on a Fork
Almond flour should work, start by using the same measurements, and then adjust as needed 🙂 much love
14 . Apr . 2022