Uninvited guests or just a forgotten game night? Look no further this easy cheese biscuit recipe has the answer!
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Ingredients
Dough
4cupsFlour
1teaspoonSalt
1½cupsButtermilk
3tablespoonsButtercold, sliced
4teaspoonsBaking powder
½teaspoonBaking soda
Topping
4ozGrated cheeseWe love Gouda and Edam
Instructions
Knead flour, salt and buttermilk together until a uniform texture forms, about 5 minutes.
Stretch the dough open then sprinkle in the baking powder and baking soda.
Knead until the powders are distributed evenly, about 1 minute.
Knead in the sliced cold butter, just long enough to distribute the butter but not long enough to raise the temperature of the dough and melt the butter, about 1 minute.
Roll the dough out on a well floured surface.
Fold the dough into thirds from the sides.
Fold the dough into thirds from top and bottom too.
Roll the dough out again. Repeat the folding from the sides and top, bottom.
Roll the dough out into ½" / 1.25cm thick. Don't forget to flour the working surface before each rolling out otherwise the dough will most likely stick down.
Cut the biscuits out with a cookie cutter or simply make rectangles with a knife. Flour the cookie cutter before each cut so it will be easier to remove the dough.
Rework the dough cuttings into a new sheet and cut them out too.
Place the cut out dough onto a parchment paper laid baking sheet. Packing them tight will support their side while raising upwards. If we've done things right, we may already see some air bubble forming under the surface of the dough from the chemical reaction of the baking soda and buttermilk.
Brush the top with buttermilk. It gives gloss and brownness.
Add cheese on top.
Place the buttermilk biscuits into the middle rack of a 425°F/220°C oven until the inner temperature reaches 190°F / 88°C and the top gets a golden brown color, which should happen in 10 -15 minutes.