Ground red pepper and sharp Cheddar cheese take regular buttermilk biscuits to a whole new level.
Spicy Cheddar Biscuits
Serves: 8 to 10
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1⁄2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 3⁄4 to 1 cup whole buttermilk
- 2⁄3 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- Melted butter
- Butter and honey, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, salt, and red pepper until combined. Add cold butter; pulse until butter is in pea-size pieces, 4 to 5 times. Add 3⁄4 cup buttermilk and cheese; pulse just until ingredients are moistened. Gradually add up to remaining 1⁄4 cup buttermilk if needed.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface; gently knead 3 times. Roll dough to 1⁄2-inch thickness. Fold dough in half. Using a 2 1⁄2-inch round cutter dipped in flour, cut dough without twisting cutter, rerolling scraps once. Place 1 inch apart on prepared pan.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Brush with melted butter. Split biscuits; serve with butter and honey.
