Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits

Name: Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 12 Tbsps (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, diced; 118 milliliters cold buttermilk, shaken; 237 milliliters grated extra-sharp Cheddar; 1 extra large cold extra-large egg; 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water or milk; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more as needed; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 8 servings Maldon sea salt, optional

Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 348 calories, 9g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. If you have cheddar, butter, buttermilk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Place 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on low, add the butter and mix until the butter is the size of peas.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Peas

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Bowl

Combine the buttermilk and egg in a small measuring cup and beat lightly with a fork. With the mixer still on low, quickly add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and mix only until moistened. In a small bowl, mix the Cheddar with small handful of flour and, with the mixer still on low, add the cheese to the dough.

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Buttermilk

Cheese

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Measuring Cup

Blender

Bowl

Mix only until roughly combined.

Dump out onto a well-floured board and knead lightly about 6 times.

Roll the dough out to a rectangle 10 by 5 inches. With a sharp, floured knife, cut the dough lengthwise in half and then across in quarters, making 8 rough rectangles.

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Dough

Roll

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Knife

Transfer to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Frying Pan

Brush the tops with the egg wash, sprinkle with salt, if using, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tops are browned and the biscuits are cooked through.

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Biscuits