Savory Cheese & Herb Biscuits

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup cake-and-pastry flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup chilled butter
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (, parmigiano reggiano cheese is preferred)
• 1/3 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 2/3 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 f degrees.
• 2 lightly grease an oven baking sheet with olive oil.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, add both flours, baking powder, italian herb seasoning mix, salt, baking soda and pepper.
• 4 stir with a fork until well mixed.
• 5 cut in butter using a pastry blender or a fork until pastry resembles coarse crumbs.
• 6 stir in parmesan cheese and cheddar cheese.
• 7 gently fold in buttermilk until well blended.
• 8 gather dough into a ball.
• 9 on a lightly floured surface, gently knead dough 8 to 10 times.
• 10 dough will be slightly sticky.
• 11 roll out dough into a circle about 1/2 inch thick.
• 12 using a 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter, punch out dough.
• 13 place on greased cookie sheet about 1/2 inch apart.
• 14 gather up scraps of dough and re-roll and cut out remaining biscuits.
• 15 place on prepared baking sheet.
• 16 bake in preheated 425 f oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 17 serve biscuits hot with butter.
• 18 if you prefer bite-size biscuits, then use a 1 1/4 inch cutter or make your own using the top of a spray can, there are many varieties of sprays to choose from. just cut part of the top off so that you can clean easier.
• 19 when cutting, dip the cutter into flour each time.