Cheesy Biscuits

 Cheesy Biscuits 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I woke up this morning after dreaming about biscuits.  Yes that’s right…I dreamed I was sitting on the sofa eating some warm, fresh out of the oven cheddar biscuits with tons of butter that was running down my arms with every bite I took.  I woke up looking for a napkin and wondering if butter was a good moisturizer for dry skin. Crazy dream but the craving for biscuits was so strong I decided to get up and make some and they were everything I had dreamed of.

 

Cheesy Biscuits

 

2 cups flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cold butter cut into small pieces

1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup buttermilk

1 egg beaten

2 teaspoons whole milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the COLD butter and with a pastry blender or your fingers, mix the butter into the dry ingredients until it is crumbly and the largest pieces of butter are no bigger than the size of peas.

Add the shredded cheese and mix, then mix in the buttermilk. Mix just until combined.

Turn out onto a floured surface, or a large piece of parchment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the dough out until it is about 1/2 inch thick, then fold into thirds and press out again to ½ inch thick.

Cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter and place on a parchment lined baking sheet so the edges are just touching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather up any remaining dough and repeat the process of pressing, folding and cutting until no dough remains.

Whisk together the egg and 2 tsp milk and brush over biscuit tops.

Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Notes

Make sure you use cold butter when adding into the flour mixture, this helps with the texture of the biscuit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freshly grated cheese works best when baking with this recipe, it has less preservatives than bagged shredded cheese.

If you do not own a biscuit cutter, a round cookie cutter will work too, or just cut into squares.

Do not over mix, this will make your biscuits rubbery and dry.

 

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