Cooking Therapy

Although not a complete meal, I could eat biscuits at any time and consider them one, especially when fresh and warm out of the oven. I could even use them to make a sandwich. Biscuits can be make with any stuffing or enjoyed plain and make a great side dishes to larger scale dinners. They are a lot easier to make than people think and taste tons better than using any canned, pre-made product.

Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Servings: 12 biscuits

Course: Appetizer

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 4 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 2 sticks butter, cold
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 jalapenos diced
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 egg yolk

Method

 

1. Using a cheese grater, shred the butter into a small bowl and set it aside
2. In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda and powder and mix
3. Add the butter and using two forks mix and fold over the dry ingredients until they begin to look like coarse crumbs
4. Using the forks, push the mixture aside leaving a hole in the mixture. Add the buttermilk, cheese, and peppers.
5. Push the mixture into the buttermilk and mix and fold over using the forks until the buttermilk is absorbed and the mixture become doughy and crumbly
6. Empty the mixture from the bowl onto a flat surface and pack it close together without pushing it down with force
7. Using a rolling pin, softly flatten out the dough mixture until it is about ½ inch in height. Fold it over itself and flatten out again
8. Flatten to where it’s about 1 inch in height.
9. Using a biscuit cutter, push down on the dough to mark cut out the biscuits. Place them on a parchment paper lined baking tray a few millimeters apart from one another
10. Pack the remaining dough together and repeat the process until there is no more dough left
11. Place the baking tray in the fridge and let it cool for a few. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Beat the egg yolk to create an egg wash, feel free to add a few drops of water to make it runny.
12. When the oven has heated, take the biscuits out of the fridge and using a brush, coat the top of them with the egg wash
13. Place them in the oven and bake for 35 minutes
14. Let them cool down and enjoy warm