Biscuits for dinner?

During our time travelling around USA, Daniel and I went into a couple Red Lobster restaurants. While seafood here in Australia is superb, the prices are often prohibitive… especially if your favourite seafood is crayfish or lobster.

Red Lobster offer a massive meal of two different types of lobster plus lobster fettuccine and all you can eat cheese biscuits for less than $40. The beauty is that this would feed both Daniel and I. That’s why it was exceptional value given the type of seafood it was. When we heard from our server about these cheese biscuits we were confused at first. Why would we eat a biscuit for dinner, even if savoury? Once it arrived hot out of the oven to our table, we realised that to the Americans, cheese biscuits are similar to our cheese scones. We ate these super quick as they were super amazing. As soon as we finished, we just needed to ask your server for more. It wasn’t long a fresh batch straight out of the oven would be served to us when ready.

In USA you can buy packet mixes in supermarkets to make this recipe up. However you can’t buy this in Australia. That’s when I hunted online and found this copycat recipe. It is super quick to make and is almost exactly what the restaurant served to us. Yum!

The photo doesn’t do them justice as these cheese biscuits are really light and fluffy. As an Australian, they are very similar to a cheese scone… only better. You can add cayenne pepper into the mix to give it a kick (like they do at Red Lobster), or choose to leave this out. They go well with hot soup or pulled pork. The trick is to serve them as soon as they come out of the oven as that’s when they’re best. That means timing with the rest of the meal is important!

Source: Damn Delicious

Red Lobster's Cheese Biscuits

When I think of America, one of the many things that spring to mind are the cheese biscuits from Red Lobster. These make a wonderful accompaniment to your BBQ. Simple to make. Eat them hot but believe me when I say they won't last long on the dinner table!

American, Baking, Copycat, Side Dish

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

Servings 12 biscuits

Ingredients

 

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

For the topping (optional):

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 230° celsius. Line a baking tray with baking paper or alternatively, use a silicone baking mat.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, salt and cayenne pepper (if using).
• In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together buttermilk and butter. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon just until moist. Gently fold in cheese.
• Using two tablespoons, scoop the batter evenly onto the prepared baking sheet. Place into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
• If you're making the topping, whisk together butter, parsley and garlic powder in a small bowl. Working one at a time, brush the tops of the biscuits with the butter mixture. Serve immediately while still hot out of the oven.

Notes

• It seems that buttermilk is a common ingredient in American cooking but not so much here in Australia. While I don't readily stock this in my fridge, I make a buttermilk substitute instead which works just as well.
• American chedder cheese is more orange in colour. Because Australian chedder cheese is paler, the result is a paler looking cheese biscuit.

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