Fluffy Pimento Cheese Biscuits in 30 Minutes
Get ready for an incredibly soft Southern biscuit with pimento cheese. Fluffy, buttery goodness combined with a zesty, tangy pimento cheese. Pimento cheese biscuits are what you’ll want to serve with your favorite bowl of soup or chili but they also will complement any meat dish you are serving.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter (12 tablespoons)
- 1 cup pimento cheese
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425º. Place parchment paper on baking sheet.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a food processor and process until combined.
- Add cold butter cut into cubes and process until the butter is partially incorporated but there are still pea size chunks.
- Add pimento cheese and process a couple of times until it is mixed with the flour.
- În a measuring cup, add buttermilk, egg and Worcestershire sauce and mix with a fork.
- Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and process until just combined, it should be shaggy looking. Turn out onto a floured surface, it will be stickier than traditional biscuit dough. If it is too sticky to handle, add a little more flour.
- Pat into a rectangle and cut into 4 sections, stack them on top of each other and roll out into a rectangle. Repeat 2 more times. End up with a 6 x 10 inch rectangle. Try not to handle the dough with your hands any more than you have to.
- Cut into 8 large squares or use a biscuit cutter to make round biscuits. Place on parchment paper about an inch apart, cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the freezer and brush the tops with buttermilk and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 12-14 minutes until tops are golden brown.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- You can use a pastry cutter instead of a food processor.
- Choose a pimento cheese brand that does not have a lot of mayonnaise. If it is soupy, you will need to add more flour.
- Try to keep the ingredients as cold as possible.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 805mg | Potassium: 375mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 856IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 269mg | Iron: 2mg
