Cheddar Biscuits

Name: Cheddar Biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 227 grams sticks unsalted butter, frozen; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 237 milliliters finely grated aged farmhouse cheddar cheese, plus more for topping the biscuits; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp kosher salt

Cheddar Biscuits is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe makes 40 servings with 124 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, flour, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 400°F and arrange a rack in the middle.

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Oven

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Grate frozen butter through the large holes of a box grater and toss grated butter with dry ingredients until butter is coated with flour. Rub butter and flour between your fingers until evenly mixed.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Box Grater

Bowl

Add buttermilk and grated cheddar cheese. Stir briefly until it forms a shaggy mass. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead very lightly until ingredients are evenly mixed.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Buttermilk

Roll out to about a 1/2- to 3/4-inch thickness and use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut rounds.

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Biscuits

Roll

Place on baking sheets. Reroll what’s left of the dough. You should have about 40 biscuits. Discard any remaining bits of dough.

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Biscuits

Dough

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Baking Sheet

Brush the tops of the biscuits with heavy cream.

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Heavy Cream

Biscuits

Place a pinch of grated cheddar on top of each biscuit.

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Biscuits

Cheddar Cheese

Bake until golden brown, rotating once, about 20 minutes.Note: We found that dipping your biscuit cutter in a small dish of flour as you cut really helps prevent the dough from sticking to it.

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Biscuits

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Oven