Cheddar Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches
For all of you that I sent running in the other direction with my neon green smoothie with spinach, this recipe is for you. I modified my standard half-dozen buttermilk biscuits to make cheddar garlic biscuits. Consider it an apology for freaking you out with a vegetable on a dessert website. This is one mouth-watering and savory apology from me to you.
The recipe makes 7 biscuits instead of the usual 6 because the addition of cheddar. These biscuits are so tender and melt-in-your-mouth (just like the ones at that restaurant chain that sells large crustaceans of a certain color…ya hear me?). I don’t think you’ll have any trouble finding space for the spare biscuit. If odd numbers bother you as much as they do me, just eat one straight out of the oven before anyone else sees.
Other recipes in the 2012 Valentine’s Day Breakfast in Bed series so far:
Pina Colada Smoothie
Creme Brulee French Toast
To browse all of my small breakfast recipes, click here.
- 1⅓ cup flour
- ¼ + ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ + ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons shortening, chilled
- 1½ tablespoon unsalted butter, chilled
- ½ cup milk (I used 1%)
- ¾ cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
- We use 1 egg + 1 egg white and 2 strips of bacon per 2 biscuits.
- Preheat the oven to 450 and have ready a small round pan or a cast iron skillet.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, garlic powder and black pepper.
- Cut the shortening and butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture, cutting it in with a pastry cutter or two knives. When all of the pieces of fat are the size of rice and are coated in flour, add the cheese and pour in the milk. Knead it slightly, and add additional milk 1 tablespoon at a time if the biscuit dough seems dry or crumbly.
- Tip the dough out onto a floured counter and pat it out to 1″ thick. Dip your 3″ biscuit or cookie cutter in flour and cut out 4 biscuits. Gather up the scraps and gently pat them out in order to cut out 3 more biscuits.
- Arrange the dough in the pan–you want the biscuits to be closer together. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden on top. If you want, brush with extra melted butter as they come out of the oven.
- Feel free to do whatever egg:bacon ratio you like.
This looks soo good, and they’re so cute.
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Oh my gosh I am DYING over here. I wish there was food-ivision and I could just grab them and eat them now.
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I have similar biscuitey things in the oven right now. I’ve actually never had the biscuits from a certain restaurant, but who needs theirs when I have your recipe?
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Umm…yum!
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this looks so good. I made biscuits one day and failed. i was so annoyed cuz i hate rolling out dough. will give this one a try. bookmarking.
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I haven’t been to that “let’s not name names” chain in forever. Which is fine by me except for the lack of those biscuits in my life because of it! How a seafood chain got biscuits right but sucks at seafood is beyond me.
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Breakfast heaven! Actually, I would love these for lunch and dinner, too!
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This might be the winning breakfast for me, it looks so good!
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LIIIICK, lick lick lick.
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My new favorite breakfast, for sure. I’m salivating over here!
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psssssh, breakfast? can i have these as a midnight snack?!
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These sound so amazing!! I already want one for breakfast tomorrow! haha!
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Steve would LOVE these! Like, love love love love, these! I must make them for him
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Haha! Apology accepted.
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Looks phenomenal! My husband would love these!
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That looks sinfully delicious
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These are so cute, and I’m with you on the 7th biscuit – definitely one to eat straight out the oven & piping hot
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Love these! I am that one annoying person that has issues with odd numbers. Plus, I just want an excuse to eat one of those biscuits straight from the oven.
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It does look sinfully delicious and cute together! Have a great Wednesday!
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That 7th biscuit is alright with me!
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7 biscuits are always better than 6
these look perfect!
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Why, why, whyyyyy did I have to find your blog? Ok, let’s be honest, I’m quite happy I found your blog, except now that muffin top that I worked so hard to lose is going to come back, just by looking at the pic of these biscuits. I seriously could live on biscuits (and honey!). Throw in cheddar, and, well, there goes that.
p.s.-I am seriously lusting after those boots you’re holding in that photo. I’m from NJ, but I really think I lived a past life as a Southern gal. For reals.
And p.p.s–I’m a single lady (sigh), so it’s really great to find recipes that I can make for myself, and just have one serving of leftovers. Thank you.
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Oh yum! I’d eat these for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
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this could easily turn me into a breakfast eater
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These are the best ever. Ever ever ever!! PS- I pulled a dessert for two and made a recipe for only 1 dozen cookies. You are my inspiration!
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Why did it have to be breakfast at 10 o’clock at night… now I’m hungry. (Oh yeah, breakfast in bed!) Thanks for giving me something to look forward to in the morning! By the way, my brother’s band (which was semi-famous in Minnesota) was named: “The Lobsters.”
Thought you’d get a kick out of that!
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I love biscuit sandwiches, and I don’t know why I never thought to make them with the garlic cheese biscuits!
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I’m not, nor have I ever been, a fan of egg sandwiches in any way. That being said, you have me rethinking my entire philosophy on egg sandwiches. Can you Fed Ex one of these babies over to my house?
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The biscuits look perfect! WHat a great breakfast idea!
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SO, basically I got a bit holiday happy over the xmas season and (its become apparent) gained 6 pounds in 3 months. SO im on a diet (barf, although not literally!!!) and Im therefore not allowed to really read your blog until Ive lost 4 of them. Will you still remember me when I come back?? After 3 weeks of yogurt and rye bread and tuna I am going to need you!!!! xox
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“If odd numbers bother you as much as they do me, feel free to eat one out of the oven!” haha love it! I! don’t like odd numbers either!
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Such a great idea for this weekend!
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I LOVE odd numbers. You weirdo. I’ll eat that 7th biscuit for ya right now.
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YUM, these look awesome! SO need to make them, yum!
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Fabulous! I’m printing the recipe right now to make these in the morning. Speaking of biscuits and breakfast, do you have a sausage gravy recipe you like? My husband is a huge biscuits and gravy fan, but sadly my gravy-making skills leave somewhat (ok a LOT) to be desired.
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I made these last night for my 10-year old daughter’s breakfast for the next few days. She loved them. I used a bigger biscuit cutter and got 5 biscuits, which fit perfectly in my 10-inch cast iron skillet.
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So tastey!
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So nummy!!!
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Made these today for brunch and they are awesome! Didn’t feel like rolling the dough so I formed 7 biscuits by hand (kind of like how you shape crab cakes) and they turned out wonderfully. Thanks for a great recipe
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