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Recipe

Quick and Easy Cheddar Tea Biscuits

Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients:  

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup cold butter, shredded with box grater
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup cold buttermilk or 1 cup milk with a tsp of white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp buttermilk for brushing top of biscuits

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Instructions: 

  • Preheat over to 425.
  • In a bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in shredded butter and shredded cheese. Mix together to make sure butter and cheese are well distributed.
  • Create a well in the flour (a small hole) and pour in buttermilk. Mix together until a shaggy dough forms. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a rectangle. Using a rolling pin roll the dough out until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Starting with the end of the rectangle closest to you, fold end to the middle. Repeat with end of the rectangle farthest away from you. You should now have a square. Turn the square a half turn and then roll back into a rectangle; repeat the folding process two more times. This is what creates nice flaky layers.
  • Roll dough to about 2/3 of an inch thick.
  • Using a cookie cutter or any circle (I use a juice glass) cut out biscuits and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Brush biscuits with buttermilk and place in the oven for 15-17 minutes or until nice and brown.
  • Let cool on pan for 5 minutes then enjoy the simple pleasure of a warm biscuit. Pass the home-made jam!