Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe
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Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe
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Cheddar Bay Biscuits combine shredded sharp cheddar cheese with a spiced biscuit dough featuring garlic powder and cayenne pepper. The dough incorporates cold butter and buttermilk with egg to create tender, flaky biscuits. A garlic butter topping with fresh garlic and parsley is brushed on after baking for added flavor. These biscuits develop golden edges and a tender crumb, making a rich accompaniment for many meals.
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The recipe starts by mixing dry ingredients including flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic and cayenne peppers, and salt. Cold butter chunks are cut into the mixture to retain small lumps that create flaky biscuit layers. A wet blend of buttermilk and egg is poured in and mixed with grated sharp cheddar cheese, kept cold to help the biscuits rise and bake properly.
Biscuits can be rolled and cut or dropped by scoops onto baking sheets. Baking at 425°F yields golden edges and a moist inside. After baking, a garlic butter topping made from melted butter, minced fresh garlic, and parsley is brushed over the biscuits for a bright, savory finish.
You can skip fresh garlic in the topping and substitute extra garlic powder if desired. Drop biscuits provide an easy shaping alternative and a slightly more rustic texture. A toothpick test ensures doneness without overbaking, as the cheese edges brown quickly.
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Ingredients
For the biscuits
- 3 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup butter cold (1 stick)
- 1 cup buttermilk you can use whole milk instead
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups packed 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
For the garlic butter topping
- 1/4 cup butter melted (half stick)
- 1 clove garlic smashed and minced*
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
- Start by grating your cheese. You will need 2 cups packed, about 8 ounces. Packed means you have to press it down pretty well into your measuring cup! Once it's all grated, stick it in the fridge so that it stays cold while you mix up the biscuits. Cold biscuit dough going into a hot oven is what makes flaky layers.
- In a large bowl, whisk together 3 cups flour, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Add 1/2 cup cold butter that has been cut into chunks. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter. You can use a fork if you don't have a pastry cutter. You want to leave some pea-size pieces of butter, see photos.
- In a glass measuring cup, add 1 cup buttermilk. Crack in one egg and whisk is together.
- Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir together with a rubber spatula.
- Add in the cold shredded cheddar cheese and stir it together. Coat your hands with flour and knead it together if the spatula can't handle it.
- At this point, you can form these into drop biscuits. See notes!
- To roll out the dough, prepare a work surface by sprinkling flour generously. Coat your hands with flour and transfer the dough to the floured surface. Knead it together a couple times if it hasn't come together in a ball.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a large rectangle, about 12x16 inches. It doesn't have to be exact.
- Fold the short sides of the dough over the center into thirds, just like you're folding a business letter. See photos.
- Turn the dough over so the seam is on the bottom. Pat or roll out the dough again until it is about an inch thick. Thick biscuit dough makes thick biscuits!
- Use a 2 and 1/2 inch biscuit cutter to cut into biscuits. Do not twist the cutter as you press down, this inhibits rising in the oven. Just push straight down.
- Place the biscuits close together (they should be touching. This helps them rise tall) in a 9x13 inch pan, or you can place them in the center of a normal baking sheet (touching each other). I used a 10 inch cast iron pan in the photos above, but was only able to fit 12 of the biscuits (I shaped the rest into drop biscuits.) Use a 9x13 inch pan or a baking sheet to fit all 18-20 biscuits.
- Brush each biscuit with buttermilk. (or you can brush with milk, cream, or half and half. It helps them brown.)
- Bake in the preheated 425 degree oven for 15-18 minutes. The edges of the biscuits should be golden brown. If you are unsure if they are done, you can always insert a toothpick to the center to make sure it comes out with no batter on it. Be careful not to over bake; these biscuits tend to look a little under baked because of all the cheese on the edges. It looks like gooey dough but it's actually gooey cheese.
- While the biscuits are in the oven, make the garlic butter topping. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley (you can sub 2 teaspoons dried parsley) and 1 clove garlic*, smashed and minced. Brush each biscuit with the butter mixture just after coming out of the oven.
- Store these sealed tightly on the counter for up to 3 days. After that, put them in the fridge.
- FREEZER: Biscuits are great for freezing. You can freeze the finished biscuits: let thaw in the sealed container at room temperature, then microwave or warm in the oven at 350 for 5 minutes. You can also freeze the biscuits after you have shaped them but before baking (don't brush with buttermilk). Freeze unbaked biscuits in a sealed container (ziplock is fine). You can bake them straight from frozen. Brush frozen biscuits with buttermilk and bake as instructed, adding 2-5 minutes to the bake time.
Notes
- Fresh garlic in the topping can be replaced with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon garlic powder for convenience.
- For drop biscuits, use a large cookie scoop or 1/4 cup measuring cup to portion dough, leaving 2 inches between biscuits.
- Test doneness with a toothpick; biscuits may appear slightly underbaked due to cheese browning at edges but are done.
- Avoid overbaking to maintain tender biscuit texture.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1biscuit
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
35mg
(12%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
317IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1biscuit | |
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 317IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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