The Best Cheesy Garlic Biscuits For Every Meal
These savory homemade cheesy drop biscuits are fitting for every meal of the day, baking up hot in a matter of minutes, and reminiscent of the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits we all know and LOVE!
Servings: 12 biscuits
Cost: $0.09 per biscuit
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 ¼ tablespoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 6 to 8 tablespoons unsalted butter very cold, cut into small cubes
- ¾ cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dry ranch salad dressing mix
- 1 cup buttermilk very cold
for the garlic butter tops
- ½ cup butter may be salted or unsalted
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dry ranch salad dressing mix
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
optional
- ¼ cup parsley fresh chopped or 1/8 cup dry
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
prepare the biscuit batter
- In a food processor, pulse together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until well mixed. Alternatively, if you are not working with a food processor, sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt at least three times into a large bowl.
- Add the cold butter cubes to the food processor. Pulse to cut in the butter. Mixture is ready when it resembles pea-sized crumbs or slightly finer. Alternatively and if not working with a food processor, cut in cold butter using the tines of a fork until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs or slightly finer.
- Remove the flour mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the cheese, garlic powder, dry ranch salad dressing mix, and the buttermilk just until moistened.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheet(s). OPTIONAL ** top with a few shreds each additional of cheddar. Bake for 14 to 17 minutes until nicely golden. Due to variations in ovens/oven temperatures, I recommend testing for doneness at 11 minutes by inserting a toothpick.
prepare the garlic butter
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan along with garlic powder, dry ranch salad dressing mix, parsley (if using), and the black pepper. Whisk to mix and to dissolve the dry ranch.
- Use a pastry brush to brush onto baked biscuit tops just before serving.
Notes
2 1/2 cups of any ready-made baking mix such as Bisquick may be substituted in this recipe; if you substitute Bisquick, omit the first five ingredients: flour, baking powder, sugar, Kosher salt, and unsalted butter cubes. Follow the instructions as specified and reduce baking time to 7 to 9 minutes and golden.
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 420mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 621IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 2mg