Fluffy Cheddar Biscuits

Fluffy Cheddar Biscuits

sobota, 1 lutego 2014

Fluffy Cheddar Biscuits

Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper.
• 3 Cut in butter a piece at a time until mixture looks like large crumbs.
• 4 Add buttermilk and cheese. Mix until combined, flouring your hands as needed, until it sticks together. If it is too sticky, add in some more flour, a little at a time.
• 5 Do not over mix.
• 6 Lightly flour a large work surface. Turn out the dough and flatten it to 1 in thickness.
• 7 Cut out rounds with a floured 2 inch round cutter. Keep spacing as close together as possible. Put the rounds on a baking sheet.
• 8 Collect any scraps, and, mixing as little as possible, flatten out to 1 in thickness again. Cut out any additional rounds you can.
• 9 Do not over mix.
• 10 Brush tops of biscuits with melted butter.
• 11 Bake until they look golden brown,. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Rotate the sheet after about 10 minutes.