Crazy-Cheesy Inhale-and-Sail Biscuits
- Total Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 4cups vegetables (carrots, celery, onions, broccoli or other)
- 2teaspoons salt
- 2½sticks salted butter
- 6cups white flour
- 1cup whole wheat flour
- 1cup corn meal
- 5tablespoons baking powder
- 1tablespoon black pepper
- 2cups grated cheese (Jarlsberg, Swiss or cheddar)
- 1cup vegetable broth or vegetable juice (like V-8)
- 2cups whole milk
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 to 425 degrees.
- Step 2
Shred carrots and finely dice remaining vegetables. Set aside in a bowl and sprinkle with salt.
- Step 3
Mix together remaining dry ingredients and black pepper.
- Step 4
Cut butter into dice-sized cubes and blend into flour with pastry blender.
- Step 5
Add cheese to flour mixture and toss together to coat well.
- Step 6
Add vegetables to butter-flour-cheese mixture.
- Step 7
Slowly pour vegetable broth into mixture, mixing quickly.
- Step 8
Add enough milk a little at a time until the desired consistency of sticky but not soupy is achieved. (You may or may not use two cups.)
- Step 9
Drop biscuits, using one-quarter cup, onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Step 10
Bake about 10 minutes, rotate racks and bake 10 minutes more. Biscuits are done when they are browned and sizzly. Keep warm until serving time.
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Made this last night, and the flavors were fantastic! Be forewarned - this makes a LOT of mix. When the recipe says "feeds 15 hungry sailors" it really means it. I would definitely make this again, but half or quarter the recipe.
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