Cheddar Biscuits Recipe
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, frozen
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup finely grated aged farmhouse cheddar cheese, plus more for topping the biscuits
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Grate frozen butter through the large holes of a box grater and toss grated butter with dry ingredients until butter is coated with flour.
- Rub butter and flour between your fingers until evenly mixed.
- Add buttermilk and grated cheddar cheese.
- Stir briefly until it forms a shaggy mass.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and knead very lightly until ingredients are evenly mixed.
- Roll out to about a 1/2- to 3/4-inch thickness and use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut rounds.
- Place on baking sheets.
- Reroll whats left of the dough.
- You should have about 40 biscuits.
- Discard any remaining bits of dough.
- Brush the tops of the biscuits with heavy cream.
- Place a pinch of grated cheddar on top of each biscuit.
- Bake until golden brown, rotating once, about 20 minutes.
flour, sugar, kosher salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cayenne pepper, unsalted butter, buttermilk, cheddar cheese, heavy cream
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/cheddar-biscuits-10722 (may not work)