Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Breakfast Party

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 biscuits

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, diced
1/2 cup cold buttermilk, shaken
1 cold extra-large egg
1 cup grated extra-sharp Cheddar
1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water or milk
Maldon sea salt, optional

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Place 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on low, add the butter and mix until the butter is the size of peas.

Combine the buttermilk and egg in a small measuring cup and beat lightly with a fork. With the mixer still on low, quickly add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and mix only until moistened. In a small bowl, mix the Cheddar with small handful of flour and, with the mixer still on low, add the cheese to the dough. Mix only until roughly combined.

Dump out onto a well-floured board and knead lightly about 6 times. Roll the dough out to a rectangle 10 by 5 inches. With a sharp, floured knife, cut the dough lengthwise in half and then across in quarters, making 8 rough rectangles. Transfer to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Brush the tops with the egg wash, sprinkle with salt, if using, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tops are browned and the biscuits are cooked through. Serve hot or warm.

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recipe Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits
Susan Emmaus, PA 02-06-2010
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Question
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Has anyone made these without the cheese and if you have how did they turn out. I want to give them a try but my husband... doesn't want the cheddar.... thanksRead more
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Sarah Lincoln, NE 02-05-2010
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Ina, Ever the Provided of Great Recipes
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

A great biscuit. I'm a poor college student who loves to cook, so I often have to improvise. I don't have a food processor,... if you don't, chopping the frozen butter with a sharp knife works just fine, though it takes a bit of time. I also try not to buy ingredients that I won't be able to use in other recipes, so I swapped the buttermilk for regular whole milk. Works just fine and the cheddar (as long as it's extra sharp) makes the biscuit anyway.Read more
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Tracy Monmouth Junction, NJ 02-04-2010
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Fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These came out fantastic. We actually had a few left over that we packaged and put in the freezer and they tasted just as... good a week later. Definnitely keeping this recipe handy. Tracy South Brunswick, NJRead more
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Vickie Southern Shores, NC 02-03-2010
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Snow Biscuits
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making biscuits for over 30 years but none as good as these - tall and beautiful - crunchy on all sides like... scones! My daughter and son-in-law made us a fabulous breakfast when we were all snowed in last weekend that featured these biscuits and they were the simply the best I've ever had. Thanks, Ina, I'll be making "snow biscuits" from now on!Read more
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Christine H, NY 01-31-2010
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Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These biscuits are fantastic! They're crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I didn't use a mixer because I made it... early in the morning and I didn't want to wake my family up, so the dough wasn't incorporated well and turned out a little dry. I just added a tablespoon more of buttermilk and they turned out just fine. I placed them in muffin tins so that they would retain a cylindrical shape. Just make sure to grease and flour it first so that they come out easier. I also used Paula Deen's garlic butter from her "garlic cheese biscuits" recipe. So good! The combination actually reminded me of Red Lobster biscuits.Read more
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Laura Scottsdale, AZ 01-30-2010
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PHENOMENAL!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Most delicious biscuits ever - a perfect mix of a dense, moist biscuit and a fluffy, buttery biscuit!