Best Buttermilk Cheese Biscuits Recipes

HAM AND CHEESE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and garlic powder in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
• Dice the cold butter up into chunks, and cut it into the dry mixture with your fingers, a fork, or a pastry cutter, until the mixture resembles coarse sand, and butter is well blended in. Stir in cheese and ham, gently stirring to evenly coat all the cheese and ham pieces with the flour mixture.
• Use a fork and stir in 1 cup buttermilk. If the mixture is still dry, add a little more liquid at a time until the dough just comes together (it should be a little bit sticky, but not "wet").
• Shape dough into a ball by hand, handling the dough gently. Then pat the dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/2- to 3/4-inch thickness. Use a small biscuit cutter to cut 12 to 15 biscuits out, and arrange them on a baking sheet with sides just barely touching.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just golden brown around the edges/tops/bottoms and cooked through in the center, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool briefly on the baking sheet before moving to a platter or cooling rack. Best served warm!

BLUE CHEESE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add shortening; using fingertips, rub in until coarse crumbs form. Mix in 3/4 cup cheese, chives, and 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme. Make well in center; add 1 cup buttermilk and stir until dough forms, gradually mixing in dry ingredients.
• Turn dough out onto floured work surface. Knead gently until combined, about 5 turns. Pat dough into 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 8 squares. Transfer squares to baking sheet. Brush with 1 tablespoon buttermilk. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme. Sprinkle with pepper. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.) Bake biscuits until golden, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BUTTERMILK-CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• At least 30 minutes or up to 2 1/2 hours before serving: in a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in cheese and buttermilk just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Place on a lightly floured surface.
• Gently knead ten to twelve times.
• Roll or pat to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Cut with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter dipped in flour.
• Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet.
• If making ahead, cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving: Preheat oven to 425-degrees for 10 minutes.
• Bake biscuits for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

CREAM CHEESE-BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Cut in cream cheese and 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add buttermilk; stir just until mixture forms soft dough.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface; sprinkle lightly with additional flour. Roll into 1/2-inch-thick rectangle; fold crosswise in half. Repeat rolling and folding 3 more times.
• Roll dough into 8x6-inch rectangle; cut into 12 squares. Place, 1/2 inch apart, on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Melt remaining butter; brush onto tops of biscuits. Cool slightly.