Black Pepper & Cheddar Buttermilk biscuits. The flakiest, tallest, butter-y biscuits. And the most delicious! Hands down my favorite recipe to date.
I love biscuits and sometimes I forget how amazing they are. I make biscuits at least once a week, mostly for breakfast sandwiches. It’s always a classic buttermilk, but this flavor is my favorite.
Biscuits can be seem intimidating, but they are actually very easy to make and only require a few ingredients.
Ingredients
- COLD salted butter – this is key.
- COLD buttermilk
- Shredded sharp cheddar
- A lot of black pepper – Freshly cracked!
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder & soda
HOW TO
- Add your dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl, along with the shredded cheddar and black pepper. Give it a gentle mix.
- Add in the cold grated butter. Using your hands work the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs.
- Add in the cold buttermilk and using a spatula or wooden spoon, mix gently until a shaggy dough forms and is mostly combined.
- Add the mixture to a lightly floured surface and form a 1 inch thick rectangle. Cut it in half using a bench scraper and stack on top of each other. Gently press down and repeat this process 2 more times.
- Form a rectangle about 3/4 in thick and evenly cut 10 biscuits. Place them on a parchment lined sheet pan and brush with melted butter, buttermilk or egg wash. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden.
TIPS
- The stacking process of the dough or “laminating” is very important to creating those layers of flakiness and structure. Don’t skip this step!
- Starting with cold butter and buttermilk is key. I pop them both in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes and I use a box grater to shred the butter.
- Freshly cracked black pepper is the best way to go here!
- Baking powder & baking soda for mile high biscuits
- Salted butter always!
- If you don’t have buttermilk, there are plenty of substitutes! Like milk & and something acidic, like lemon juice or vinegar.
Black Pepper & Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
These Black Pepper & Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits are buttery, flaky & sky-high. With bits of cheddar and black pepper throughout making them even more delicious.
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 3⅔ cup all purpose flour
- 2½ tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup sharp cheddar grated
- 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 sticks salted butter cold
- 1 cup buttermilk cold
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- Add your dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl, along with the shredded cheddar and black pepper. Give it a gentle mix. Add in the cold grated butter. Using your hands, work the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs.
- Add in the cold buttermilk and mix gently using a spatula or wooden spoon, until a shaggy dough forms and is mostly combined.
- Dump the mixture onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead a few times to form a cohesive dough. Form a rectangle that is 1 inch thick. Cut it in half using a bench scraper and stack on top of each other. Gently press down and repeat this process 2 more times.
- Form a rectangle about 3/4 in thick and evenly cut 10 biscuits. Place them on a parchment lined sheet pan and brush with melted butter, buttermilk or egg wash. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden. Enjoy warm.
