Cheddar Cheese Drop Biscuits

Makes 12
Time 30 min

Chef Art Smith is chef and owner of one of Chicago's hottest restaurants, TABLE fifty-two, and co-founder of Common Threads, a nonprofit organization formed to teach children about cultural diversity, nutrition and physical well-being through cooking and the arts. He is probably most well known for his role as Oprah's personal chef and author of three cookbooks: Back to the Family, Back to the Table, and Kitchen Life.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    2 cupsall-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
    2 teaspoonsbaking powder
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt
    10 tablespoons(1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, divided
    1/2 cupgrated Cheddar cheese, divided
    1 cupbuttermilk, more if needed

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Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F. 


Place 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven to heat.


Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. 


Cut in 4 tablespoons butter using a pastry blender or two butter knives, until it reaches a crumbly consistency. 


Stir in half of the cheese. 


Make a well in the middle of the ingredients and pour in the buttermilk. 


Stir until just moistened, adding an extra tablespoon of milk if needed.


Using a pot holder, remove the hot skillet from the oven and place two tablespoons of butter in it. 


Swirl to melt the butter. 


When the butter has melted, use a 1/4-cup measure to drop batter into the pan. It's fine for the biscuits to touch. 


Melt remaining butter and brush tops of biscuits with melted butter if desired. 


Bake until lightly browned, 14 to 16 minutes. 


Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining grated cheese. Serve warm.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 biscuit

Calories

180

Total Fat

11g

Saturated Fat

7g

Cholesterol

30mg

Sodium

640mg

Total Carbohydrate

17g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

1g

Protein

4g

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