These are a favorite with my boys. I'd say freeze the leftovers, but there never any!
Perfect for breakfast on the weekend, along side your favorite soup or stew, or accompanying your favorite dinner, these biscuits are warm and fluffy, and a cinch to make.
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Variations
Plain Biscuits: Omit the cheese to make tea biscuits and serve with butter and jam
Bacon Cheddar: Add in fresh bacon bits when you add the cheese. Make sure they're room temp or chilled so they don't melt the butter!
INGREDIENTS 🖨
2 cups all purpose flour + extra for rolling
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
5 tbsp butter, very cold or frozen
1 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
⅔ cup milk
PREPARATION
PREHEAT oven to 475ºf
FREEZE a stick of butter in the freezer
SIFT together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) in a medium mixing bowl
GRATE frozen butter into dry ingredients
STIR in grated cheese – coat cheese with flour to avoid clumping while baking
ADD milk to dry ingredients and mix
COMBINE all in bowl with wooden spoon until dough forms a ball
REMOVE dough ball from bowl and PLACE on flour-dusted wax paper
SPRINKLE flour on top of the dough ball and cover with another sheet of wax paper
ROLL to 1” thickness.
CUT OUT circles and place on a baking sheet
CONTINUE to reform scraps into another ball and roll out until dough is all used
BAKE for 9 minutes or until tops start to brown
COOL for 5 minutes, then SERVE with butter and your favorite meal
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
serving size = 1 biscuit (77g), calories 243
fat 12.2g | protein 7.2g | carbs 26g | sugars 1.2g | fiber 0.8g | cholesterol 33.5mg
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