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Cheesy Chive Biscuits

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bread
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 biscuits
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Garlic butter

  • 1 tablespoon butter (14 grams)
  • 5 cloves garlic, grated

Biscuit dough

  • 2 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (300 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup shredded sharp cheddar (63 grams)
  • ⅓ cup grated parmesan (28 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
  • ½ cup cold butter, cut into small chunks (114 grams)
  • ¾ cup cold buttermilk (187 ml)

Topping

  • 1 tablespoon melted butter (14 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons grated parmesan (16 grams)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Make garlic butter. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until aromatic and lightly browned, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer garlic butter to a bowl. Chill in the freezer until cold, about 10 minutes.
  • Combine chilled garlic butter with flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, sharp cheddar, parmesan, chives, and butter in a food processor. Add butter and pulse mixture until butter is cut into small chunks and incorporated into flour.
  • Add buttermilk and pulse about 5 times or until dough is just starting to come together. Transfer dough to a clean work counter and knead a couple of times until dough comes together.
  • Pat down dough into ½-inch thick square. Cut into 4 equal squares and stack the portions on top of one another. Press down on dough and pat down until ½-inch thick. Cut into 4 equal squares and repeat. Pat down dough until it's 1-inch thick. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or up to 12 hours.
  • Remove dough from oven and cut into 6 equal portions. Lay biscuits on prepared baking sheet, spacing them 1-inch apart. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle grated parmesan on top. Bake biscuits for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before enjoying.

Notes

If you don't have a food processor, you can prepare the dough by hand. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, garlic butter, cheddar, parmesan, chives, and butter in a large bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or your hands, mixing until the butter is the size of peas. Slowly add buttermilk while mixing until dough comes together. Continue with the recipe.
You can prepare the biscuit dough 12 hours in advance.