Cheese Biscuits

Name: Cheese Biscuits
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters shortening; 113 grams cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cheese Biscuits might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 186 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. If you have shortening, flour, buttermilk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

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Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cheese.

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Shortening

Cheese

Add buttermilk; stir just until dough clings together. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly until easy to handle.

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Buttermilk

Dough

Roll into a 12-in. circle.

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Roll

Cut into eight wedges. Begin at wide end of wedge and roll toward point.

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Roll

Place biscuits, point side down, on a greased baking sheet.

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Biscuits

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Bake at 450° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

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Serve warm.

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Ingredients

Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 0teaspoons

baking soda 177milliliters

buttermilk 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

shortening 113grams

cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.