Fluffy Cheddar Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper.
• 3 cut in butter a piece at a time until mixture looks like large crumbs.
• 4 add buttermilk and cheese. mix until combined, flouring your hands as needed, until it sticks together. if it is too sticky, add in some more flour, a little at a time.
• 5 do not over mix.
• 6 lightly flour a large work surface. turn out the dough and flatten it to 1 in thickness.
• 7 cut out rounds with a floured 2 inch round cutter. keep spacing as close together as possible. put the rounds on a baking sheet.
• 8 collect any scraps, and, mixing as little as possible, flatten out to 1 in thickness again. cut out any additional rounds you can.
• 9 do not over mix.
• 10 brush tops of biscuits with melted butter.
• 11 bake until they look golden brown,. bake for 18 to 20 minutes. rotate the sheet after about 10 minutes.