Easy Cheddar Drop Biscuits
These easy cheddar drop biscuits use a shortcut method to make them light, tender, and crumbly with melted butter and a few pantry staples. All you need is a mixing bowl and a few minutes.Want to adjust the servings in this recipe? Click on the number next to “servings” and use the slider to scale the recipe.
Servings: 10
Cost: $4.00
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- sheet pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour (250grams)
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter (8 tablespoons)
- 1 cup Buttermilk, very cold
- 3 ounces Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup Chopped Chives
For Topping:
- 1 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter, melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 F.
- Spray a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
- Melt 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) butter in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stovetop.
- While butter is still hot, slowly pour in cold buttermilk while whisking. (The mixture will look slightly curdled or separated which will help to keep the biscuits light; even if your mixture doesn't look curdled - don't worry - just proceed with the recipe as written.)
- Pour butter-buttermilk mixture over dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Stir in cheese and chives. Do not overmix - stop stirring as soon as no dry spots remain and the cheese and chives are evenly distributed.
- Spray a 1/4 cup measuring cup or cookie dough scoop with nonstick cooking spray. Scoop out biscuit dough and drop it onto the prepared sheet pan.
- Brush tops of biscuits with the 1 Tablespoon melted butter.
- Bake biscuits until golden brown, ~12 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Buttermilk - Be sure that the buttermilk stays very cold right up until you use it. Don't have buttermilk? Replace the buttermilk by combining 1 cup milk with + 1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
Chives - I love the herb flavor of chives in these biscuits. You can skip them or use finely chopped green onions or parsley instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 204IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 2mg