Cheddar and scallion drop biscuits

(from largomason’s recipe box)

Source: cheekychilli.wordpress.com

Ingredients

  • Dry ingredients
  • All-Purpose flour – 2 1/4 cups
  • Baking Powder – 2 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar – 1 tsp
  • Baking soda – 3/4 tsp
  • Salt – 1 tsp
  • Butter, unsalted – 7 tbsp, cold & cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • Buttermilk – 1 cup
  • Flavouring:-
  • Sharp Cheddar – 2 cups, grated
  • Scallions – 6, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.

  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

  3. Sift together all the dry ingredients into a bowl.

  4. Work the cubes of butter into the flour mixture until it looks like a coarse meal.

  5. Add in the grated cheddar and chopped scallions and stir to combine.

  6. Pour in the buttermilk and fold in only until combined completely.

  7. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts and drop the dough onto the cookie sheet with an inch or so in between each.

  8. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.

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