Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Garlic Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits)
These light, fluffy, buttery and perfectly cheesy Garlic Cheddar Biscuits are the perfect copycat for the famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits online! They are insanely easy to make as well!
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 286kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup salted cold butter cubed
- 2 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheedar cheese
- 1 cup whole buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10 inch cast-iron skillet.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, garlic powder, and onion powder. Use a pastry blender or two forks to cut the cubed butter into the flour until it resembles cornmeal. Mix the cheddar cheese into the crumbs.
- Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk. Mix the buttermilk into the dry ingredients gradually, using a fork. Mix until just fully moistened.
- Use a 4 ounce ice cream scoop to divide the dough, placing the biscuits side by side in the skillet.
- Mix together the melted butter, parsley, and garlic salt. Lightly brush the tops of the biscuits, reserving some of the herbed butter for the tops at the end of baking.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through and golden. Broil at the end of baking to brown the tops further, if desired.
- Brush with the reserved herbed butter and serve.
Notes
Make sure you don't over mix your biscuit dough. There is no need to overwork the dough at all just mix to combine everything together. Mixing too much makes biscuits tough and you want them tender and flaky.
Work quickly so everything stays cold. If the dough begins to warm at all, add the biscuits or dough to the refrigerator before you bake so you get that wonderful flakiness.
Choose sharp or extra sharp cheddar cheese for the best flavor.
Serve right away while the biscuits are still hot from the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 79mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 515IU | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 0.4mg