Cheddar-Scallion Biscuits
Cheddar-Scallion Biscuits
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour (about 8 1/2
ounces), plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter (4 ounces),
cubed
1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
(about 1 cup), divided
1 cup buttermilk, divided
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Directions
Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, black
pepper, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Using a pastry blender or your
fingers, work cold butter into flour mixture until butter is in small,
flattened pieces and mixture is crumbly. Stir in scallions and 1/2 cup cheese.
Add 3/4 cup buttermilk, and stir just until dough comes together, adding up to
1/4 cup additional buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary. (Dough should
be neither sticky nor crumbly.)
Transfer dough to a lightly floured
surface, and knead 3 to 4 times just to bring dough together. Pat dough into an
8- x 6-inch rectangle; fold 1 short side a third of the way over toward center.
Fold opposite short side over folded end (business letter fold). Rotate dough
clockwise 90 degrees; pat out dough into a 8- x 6-inch rectangle, and repeat
folding procedure. Pat dough out into an 8- x 6-inch rectangle (3/4 to 1 inch
thick); cut dough into 8 rectangular biscuits.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese into 8
mounds about 3 inches apart on prepared baking sheet, scattering cheese just a
bit so some cheese will stick out from under biscuits. Place each biscuit
rectangle on a mound of cheese on baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter.
Bake biscuits in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
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