Quick Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
(Makes 8 biscuits.)

Ingredients

1. 1 cup all-purpose flour
2. 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
3. 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
4. 2 TBSP chilled butter
5. 2/3 cup milk
   

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine flour & baking powder in a medium bowl (optional addition, 1/2 tsp salt).
2. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 knives until coarse crumbs form.
3. Using a fork, stir milk into flour mixture until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix or overwork dough.
4. Stir in shredded Cheddar cheese.
5. Drop dough in heaping tablespoons, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased baking sheet (I use a Silpat mat, they're awesome).
6. Bake until biscuits are firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
   

Suggestions

1. Try basting the biscuits with melted butter and Hidden Valley Ranch powder.
2. Freeze these biscuits to have for mini egg sandwiches. Defrost biscuits; reheat for 10 minutes. Fill with scrambled eggs, bacon, and Cheddar.
3. Complement a spaghetti dinner: use Parmesan cheese instead of Cheddar and add 1/2 tsp dried basil in Step 1 of directions.

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