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Made from Scratch Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
Author: Crabby Housewife
Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour if you only have self-rising on hand, reduce baking powder by 50%
  • 1 1/3 Tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons Splenda you can sub in sugar
  • 1/4 heaping teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil high, high quality or it will have a funny taste - can sub canola
  • 1/2 stick cold butter
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup milk I like whole for biscuits, but you can sub in what you want
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Mix together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
  3. Cut butter into 1/2 inch squares (just get close) and mix into flour with your hands. Don't overwork the mixture, but make sure you mix the butter until it looks like corn meal. The only way to do this is with a pastry tool or by squeezing the flour into the butter over and over, but gently.
  4. Add EVOO.
  5. Add milk and mix completely. Again, be gentle. You don't want to overwork the dough.
  6. Add cheddar cheese and fold into dough. Be gentle. Don't over mix. It's okay if not all the cheese is on the inside. This will just create a beautiful golden crust on your biscuits.
  7. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Recipe Notes

I like to take a pastry brush and brush a mixture of melted butter with minced garlic (1 clove) and about a Tablespoon of parsley. It creates a buttery, cheesy, garlic taste that is so good.