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
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Preheat the oven to 450°F.
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Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Sift together all the dry ingredients into a bowl.
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Work the cubes of butter into the flour mixture until it looks like a coarse meal.
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Add in the grated cheddar and chopped scallions and stir to combine.
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Pour in the buttermilk and fold in only until combined completely.
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Divide the dough into 12 equal parts and drop the dough onto the cookie sheet with an inch or so in between each.
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Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.