Cheddar Biscuits
Light, cheesy, easy and fluffy, these Cheddar Biscuits are a quick and delicious recipe that is perfect to whip up for dinnertime meals.
Servings: 15 biscuits
Calories: 161kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter cut into small pieces
- 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 tsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the 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 overmix, this will make your biscuits rubbery and dry.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 307IU | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1mg