In the original recipe for Cooks Illustrated cream biscuits with cheddar the directions are to remove the dough from the bowl and knead a few times before cutting the biscuits out with a biscuit cutter. I have done that quite a few times but the dough is so very sticky that I end up wasting more dough than I bake because it sticks to my fingers. I find that mixing the dough in the bowl and scooping it out with a cookie scoop yields a biscuit just a good without the mess of sticky dough fingers.
Join me in being better than the original and make these biscuits soon. You won’t regret it!
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Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Ingredients
for the biscuits
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (for topping)
for the garlic butter topping
4 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
garlic salt, to taste
Directions
1) Adjust oven rack upper-middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or grease for easy removal of biscuits.
2) Whisk together flour, cheddar cheese, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic in a medium bowl. Add milk and stir until ingredients are mixed, be careful not to over mix. At this point the dough should be fairly sticky but not runny or dry. Add more flour or milk as needed to achieve desired consistency.
3) Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet with a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons worth of dough). Top each biscuit with a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. Bake for 15 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to brown.
4) In a small bowl, melt the butter along with the garlic and parsley in the microwave. Brush tops with garlic butter mixture and sprinkle with garlic salt to taste.
- makes 12 biscuits -
Recipe Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated (Cream Biscuits with Cheddar Cheese)
OMG! *Drooling* Those look fab!
I feel the same way you do about Red Lobster. My husband swoons for it, and I go for the biscuits. Next time order the chicken fingers from the lunch menu. Cheap, good, and comes with the salad and biscuits too!
This biscuits look great, but the garlic butter topping – oh my!!
These look similar to English Cheese scones without the butter mixed in. Will be trying the recipe out to compare
I’ve been looking for a good “copycat” version of these, as they are the only thing I have every liked from Red Lobster. Thanks, girl!
First of all, I’m a vegetarian but my best friend loves Red Lobster…I go with her purely for the biscuits! So was very excited to stumble upon this. I tried making them the other day and they were delicious. My only complaint was that they were pretty dense. Could that be because I over-mixed them?
so many great words in just one recipe. I love these, and how cute are they!
Laura @ A Healthy Jalapeño
I have a recipe for cheddar biscuits but they always turn out a little dry. You can’t go wrong with Cooks Illustrated so I’ll have to give these a try!
Baked these tonight and they were awesome! Great recipe and will definitely use again.
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Tried the recipie today and I found it far to dense and chalky tasting even though I was very careful not to over mix the dough ?
Melissa, I am sorry that the biscuits did not turn out as you would have liked them too. While they are not super light and fluffy they should definitely not be hocky pucks. Did you use all of the milk? Perhaps a little to much flour was used?
I’m going to make tese tnte, but I only have bread flour or whole wheat flour on hand. Is there one of these I could substitute??
Nikki, you could go ahead and make them with whole wheat flour. They might turn out a bit different texture wise but they should still be good.
Made these today, delish!!! Added 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar instead of just 2 oz, lol, and they were fantastic. Will definitely be adding this EASY biscuit recipe to my regular menu!!
Do you suppose this could be made up as a loaf of bread? Understand the mix is sticky but maybe I will try it.
Donna, I am sure that you could attempt to make these biscuits into a loaf of bread. If it does not work though, you might want to try to find a recipe for beer bread and add garlic and cheddar to it. Good luck, I would love to hear how it turns out.
These turned out really well! Don’t be afraid of overdoing the cheese and using a lot of garlic salt! Thanks for the recipe
Found you on Pinterest.
Wonderful recipe!! Will become a family favorite!
I’m excited to make these tonight. We also LOVE the biscuits @ RL but can’t eat out every week
Just made these and they are o so yummy. ! Thanks for the recipe.