Cheddar Bay Biscuits
These biscuits are cheesy and rich, and fairly close to the ones a famous seafood restaurant chain serves.
Yield: 20 biscuits
Category: Bread
Ingredients:
4 cup Baking mix (Bisquick)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon dried parsley
3 ounce shredded cheddar cheese (I always add a bit more)
1 1/3 cup water
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the baking mix, cheese, and water. Mix until dough is firm. Using a small scoop, place dough on the prepared pan.
3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
4. Combine the melted butter, garlic powder, salt, onion powder and parsley. Brush over baked biscuits immediately upon removing from oven.
How to Pimp this out just a touch
I offer the following for the garlic butter instead of the method listed above.
Ingredients:
¼ cup butter
1-2 clove(s) garlic, minced
2 tbsp onion or shallot, minced
1/8 tsp dried parsley, or 10-12 leaves fresh chopped parsley
Directions:
Heat butter over low heat in small saucepan. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook for approximately 2 minutes. Add parsley and brush over biscuits as described above. In my opinion, this butter sauce would work equally as well and have just as much, if not more flavor, without the tummy-twisting capabilities of the powdered variants. You may also make your own biscuit dough if you desire, but hey, we’ve all got biscuit mix in the pantry somewhere don’t we?
notes: • Baking mix is a common item in most American grocery stores (the most common brand is ‘Bisquick’), but is relatively unknown in other countries.
