Sometimes, when I open my oven, I get so grateful for Pinterest introducing me to a little recipe from heaven. This is one of those times– Red Lobster Copycat Cheddar Biscuits.
I admit that this isn’t a healthy recipe, but that’s the reason why it’s so mouthwatering. Make it for special occasions: family reunions, block parties, or even a kid visiting home from college.
These biscuits don’t require any yeast, which made it an appealing recipe for me. There’s no time waiting for any dough to rise! It’s like baking cookies, but you get savory instead of sweet.
The dough itself is a little sticky to work with, but that’s not a problem since you literally drop the dough onto a baking sheet. You don’t have to mold them and they’ll still come out looking delicious because of the cheese, butter, and rosemary/basil on top.
I don’t even think I ever ate at Red Lobster when I was little, so I can’t tell you if these taste like the real thing or not. All I know is that they’re dang good and you can’t eat just one.
I love how the bottom of each biscuit got a nice and crunchy layer, making every bite that more special. The cheese on the bottom also hardens, like the asiago cheese on top of a bagel.
I did find it a little strange that the biscuit itself didn’t brown very much, though. I would have liked them to come out of the oven more “toasted” looking rather than ghostly looking.
Recipe from Erecipe Cards
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups Flour
- 3 TBS Butter, COLD, cut into dice size
- 1 TBS Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 3/4 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 3/4 Cup Milk
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 TBS Butter, Melted
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Fresh Herbs (I used Rosemary and Basil)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Add 1-1/2 Cups flour to a Kitchenaid mixer with the dough hook attachment. Cut in 3 TBS COLD butter. Add the baking powder, garlic powder and salt.
- Slowly stir in the milk and cheese and knead for 30 seconds. Do not over mix.
- Divide into 8 Balls, drop on lined cookie sheet. Bake for 14 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt 2 TBS butter, mix in Garlic Powder and Herbs
- When biscuits come out of the oven, brush with garlic herb butter mix.
yummers! i recently tried red lobster for the first time a couple of weeks ago and while the food was blech, the biscuits were so delicious! can’t wait to try these!
I found a cheddar bay recipe that I love! I use both garlic salt and garlic powder in my batter. Then in the melted butter. They taste better fresh than cold. Still yummy. If you want browner biscuits use a small amount of butter when baking.