Bread Baking: Cheddar and Scallion Biscuits

Name: Bread Baking: Cheddar and Scallion Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters ounces (about all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter; 57 grams cheddar cheese, grated; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Green part of scallion, sliced thin

This recipe serves 18. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 77 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, milk, cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup. In a medium bowl. combine the flour, baking powder, and salt,

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk to combine.

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Whisk

Cut the butter into several pieces and add it to the flour, With your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until you have very small pieces throughout.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add the cheese and scallion, and stir to distribute.

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Green Onions

Cheese

Add the milk and stir to combine.

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Milk

Flour your work surface lightly.

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All Purpose Flour

Remove the dough from the bowl, put it on your floured surface, and pat it into a rough square about 9 inches across. Fold the dough in thirds, like a letter, pat it down again until it's about an inch thick, turn it 90°, and fold in thirds again.

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Dough

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Dust your work surface with flour again, if needed, and roll the dough to a thickness of 1/2 to 3/4 inches. Using a biscuit cutter or other similar tool, cut circles from the dough and place them on your prepared baking sheet.

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Biscuits

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Re-roll the scraps. You'll get a better rise out of the next batch of biscuits if you keep the dough oriented the same way instead of rolling it up or smashing it together. The folding in the previous steps has created horizontal layers that cause the biscuits to rise, just like the layers in pastry crust or puff pastry. So, when you combine the scraps, keep the horizontal layers horizontal as much as possible.

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Roll

Cut more biscuit from the rerolled biscuit dough. If you don't want to end up with even more scraps, consider cutting the second batch into squares instead of rounds.

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Biscuits

Rather than rolling the scraps a third time, you can make a few hand-formed biscuits from whatever is left after the second batch is cut They won't be pretty, but they're fine as samples for the cook.

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Biscuits

Brush the tops of the biscuits with milk or melted butter, if desired, and bake at 400°F until lightly browned, about 20 minutes

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Biscuits

Butter

Milk

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