Alyssa’s Cheddar & Trad Biscuits

Dan    Ask Dan     Alyssa, baking, beer, biscuits, Kick The KD, learning

What you’ll need…

1 3/4 cup unbleached flour

4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds

1 cup shredded cheddar

1/3 cup butter

1 cup of Big Rock Traditional Ale (or whatever brew you got going on in the fridge)

We were having turkey chilli for supper, so I thought what better opportunity to kill 2 birds with 1 stone by executing my variation of the “Grammy’s Grab ‘n’ Go Biscuits” recipe from class and have something traditional to go with the chili.

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium-sized bowl. Cut-in butter (with hands works best), until mixture appears ‘crumbly’, then add-in the cheddar cheese. Mix in the beer until a dough forms. Next, fold in pumpkin seeds.

On a floured surface, knead a few times, then cut into even portions and place onto a prepared baking sheet. Cook for 12-15 minutes in oven or until a toothpick comes out clean.

The reason for the beer instead of the milk was simply because I didn’t have any in the fridge, but I had some Big Rock Trad kicking around, so I thought, “why not?” They worked out just fine! It was also another great excuse for me to finish the some 100 ml left in the bottle…this may become my signature.

Yields 8 biscuits

Total cook time…25 min

The “biscuits” photo is my attempt at food photography, and the “model” is my boyfriend, great teamwork!

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