Courtesy of PureZing
Makes about 12 biscuits
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup grated freshly grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup freshly grated Asiago cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley and chives
1 cup chilled organic whole milk
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Lightly sprinkle large baking sheet with flour. In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup cheese, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Mix in parsley and chives.
Gradually add 1 cup milk, tossing with fork until moist clumps form and adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry. Lightly form dough into ball.
Gently press out on lightly floured work surface to 8-inch round, about 1 inch thick. Using 2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out biscuits.
Repeat, gathering and pressing out dough and cutting biscuits until all dough is used. Arrange biscuits on floured baking sheet.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese mixture.
Bake 15 minutes or until biscuits are puffed and light golden and tester inserted into centers comes out clean. Serve warm. |