White Cheddar Cheez-It & Rosemary Biscuits
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Serves: 6
 
A flaky buttermilk biscuit studded with pieces of crunchy cheese crackers and fresh rosemary.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups (10 oz) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 TB cold butter cut into pieces
  • ¾ cup White Cheddar Cheez-It Grooves, broken into pieces
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 TB milk or cream (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Add the butter and blend in to the dry ingredients using a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Add the Cheez-Its and rosemary and mix in.
  5. Pour the buttermilk over the butter-flour mixture and mix it in with a fork just until the dough comes together.
  6. Gently knead the dough against the sides of the bowl until dough forms a ball.
  7. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and pat or roll out until dough is ½ inch thick,
  8. Cut into biscuits using a biscuit cutter. You should get 5 to 6 biscuits.
  9. Gather scraps together and gently combine. Cut out additional biscuits if desired.
  10. Brush tops with milk or cream if desired.
  11. Place biscuits on the prepared sheet.
  12. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
  13. Cool on a wire rack.
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2015/03/30/white-cheddar-cheez-it-rosemary-biscuits/