Tuesday, April 8, 2008

cheddar chive biscuits

sort of a rip off of the red lobster ones. i made these the night before, and then reheated them at 350 for 5 minutes. and since i can't get chives in my town and my planted ones aren't ready for harvest, i just used green onions and kept the white part out.

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter
  • at least 1 cup shredded old cheddar cheese (the older, the better)
  • 3 tbsp chopped chives
  • 1 cup buttermilk
in a bowl, whisk together flour, baking power, sugar, soda, and salt. use a pastry blender, or a couple of knives and cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in cheese and chives with a fork, then stir in buttermilk to make a soft dough.

on a lightly floured surface, gently kneed dough. the less work the better, like no more than ten times. pat into 2cm thick round then cut into 2 1/2 inch rounds using something floured - i used a glass.
bake at 425 for 12-14 minutes (until golden).

1 comment:

Not So French Girl said...

I have beautiful memories of the Red Lobster Biscuits. I excited to try these !