Smoked Cheddar Biscuits
These are flaky, layered biscuits made with sour cream in the dough and studded with smoked cheddar cheese. They get their height from a lamination-style folding technique.
Ingredients
Ingredients (12 biscuits)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 6 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups grated smoked cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- Heavy cream for brushing
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
- Grate cold butter into flour mixture and toss to coat evenly.
- Stir in grated smoked cheddar.
- Whisk sour cream and milk together, add to dry ingredients, stir until shaggy dough forms.
- Form dough into rectangle, wrap in plastic, refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425°F and line baking sheet with parchment.
- Roll chilled dough to 1-inch thickness on floured surface.
- Fold dough in half, roll again to 1-inch. Repeat folding and rolling once more.
- Cut biscuits with 2-inch cutter, pressing straight down without twisting.
- Place on prepared baking sheet, brush tops with heavy cream.
- Bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
For flakiest results, keep ingredients cold and handle dough minimally. Cut straight down with biscuit cutter - do not twist.
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