Miniature Cheese Biscuits

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons well-chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/4 stick)
• 14 tablespoons grated gruyere cheese (about 3 1/2 oz.)
• 1/2-3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 t. water (glaze)
• 2 tablespoons grated gruyere cheese
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 butter baking sheet.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder,salt, baking soda,mustard and cayenne into medium bowl.
• 4 cut in butter until mixture forms coarse meal; mix in 14 tablespoons gruyere and make well in center.
• 5 add 1/2 cup buttermilk and egg to well and blend with fork.
• 6 mix into dry ingredients until just blended, adding more buttermilk to make sticky but workable dough.
• 7 pat dough out on lightly floured surface to thickness of 3/4 inch.
• 8 cut out 1 3/4-inch rounds, using fluted cutter; transfer to baking sheet.
• 9 gather scraps, pat out again and cut additional rounds.
• 10 lightly brush tops with glaze.
• 11 combine 2 tablespoons gruyere and parmesan; sprinkle over biscuits.
• 12 bake until light golden brown, about 14 minutes.
• 13 serve hot with butter, if desired.