Southern Comfort: How To Make Garlic Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
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These cheesy biscuits are similar to those of a famous seafood restaurant. They're fluffy on the inside and filled with the flavor of garlic and freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese. I recommend that you bake them side by side in a cast-iron skillet, which keeps the insides soft while the tops become golden and crispy.
Southern Comfort: How To Make Garlic Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
servings
12
biscuits
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup salted cold butter
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup whole buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, sift together the flour, garlic powder, and onion powder. Use a pastry blender or two forks to cut the cubed butter into the flour until it resembles cornmeal. Mix the cheddar cheese into the crumbs.
- Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk. Mix the buttermilk into the dry ingredients gradually, using a fork. Mix until just fully moistened.
- Use a 4-ounce ice-cream scoop to divide the dough, placing the biscuits side by side in the skillet.
- Mix together the melted butter, parsley, and garlic salt. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits, reserving some of the herbed butter for the tops at the end of baking.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through and golden. Broil at the end of baking to brown the tops further, if desired.
- Brush with the reserved herbed butter and serve.