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Biscuits, Cheddar Chipotle

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 cups (about 9 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups (about 6.8 ounces) whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 ounces (1 stick) frozen unsalted butter



Recipe


2 cups (about 7 ounces) chipotle cheddar cheese (If unavailable, use cheese + chipolte powder)
1 cup buttermilk + extra for buttermilk wash
1 cup yogurt

Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter or line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Stir the flours, baking soda, salt and pepper together. Either grate the frozen butter over the flour mixer, using the largest side of a box grater or cut in using a pastry cutter. Stir in, then stir in the grated cheese.

Whisk the buttermilk and yogurt together in a small bowl, then add it to the flour-butter-cheese mixture and stir to combine.

Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead only enough to incorporate into a single mass. Using the palms of your hands, pat the dough into a rough circle about 1″ tall. Spoon some flour into a little mound on the table, and dip your cutter/cup’s edge into this before making each round to avoid sticking.

Using a 2 1/2″ cutter (or the closest sized cup you have–2 1/2″ is actually not all that big, and it’s not the end of the world to end up with larger biscuits), cut out biscuits. (Until I got those pretty hummingbird cups pictured above, I even used the rim of a baby bottle on biscuits. In case you have some laying around).

Place each biscuit onto your prepared cookie sheet, about one inch apart. Re-form scraps into another circle and cut more biscuits. Work quickly so the butter stays cold, rather than kneading or trying to make the dough perfect and smooth. (I find that the biscuits from the second and third pass aren’t as pretty, but they still somehow manage to get eaten).

Pour a little buttermilk into a small dish and use your fingers or a pastry brush to paint the top of each round with a buttermilk wash.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until brown, rotating the baking sheets about halfway through.

Makes about 24, but will depend on the size of your biscuit cutter. (Also, I don’t think I was quite so good about making sure I patted my dough to 1″ thick. I think I was a bit too vigorous and my biscuits are shorter–and more plentiful–as a result. Whatever you do, as long as they are of similar thickness things will work out and they’ll bake evenly).