Cheddar Biscuits With Pecans Recipes

CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet, or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine baking mix, Cheddar cheese, and garlic powder. Stir in milk. Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Brush biscuits with melted margarine, and sprinkle with parsley and garlic salt. Bake for 5 more minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom.

CHEDDAR PECAN WAFERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, Cheddar cheese, pecans, cayenne pepper and salt until well blended. Gradually mix in flour, using your hands to work in the last bit. The result will be a stiff dough much like shortbread. Form the dough into logs about 1 inch thick, and 10 inches long. Wrap each log in waxed paper, and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Unwrap the chilled logs of dough, and slice into 1/4 inch thick rounds using a sharp knife. Place slices about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for exactly 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm and slightly browned at the edges. Allow wafers to cool for 1 minute before removing from the pan.

CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees, with rack on lower shelf. In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, with some pea-size lumps. Mix in buttermilk and cheese until combined. With a floured hand, knead dough against side of bowl until it holds together. If it is sticky, knead in up to 1/4 cup more flour.
• After kneading biscuit dough, turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat the dough to 1 inch thick. With a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out rounds as close together as possible. Place on a baking sheet. Gather scraps; pat again, and cut out more rounds.
• Brush the tops with 1/2 tablespoon melted unsalted butter. Bake until biscuits are golden brown, rotating sheet halfway through, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR-PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, garlic powder and cayenne; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans., Shape into eight 10-in. long logs. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Refrigerate in airtight containers. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bags; place in freezer. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

CHEDDAR BISCUITS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Place cheese, butter, flour, salt, and cayenne pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until a dough is formed, about 10 seconds. Turn dough out onto work surface and divide into two equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a 1 1/2-inch-thick log; wrap with wax or parchment paper and refrigerate until dough is firm, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Unwrap dough and slice each log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place dough rounds on prepared baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart; gently press a pecan half into the center of each. Brush with egg whites and sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Bake biscuits until crisp, about 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESE PECAN COCKTAIL BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter, cheese, salt, and pepper together.
• Beat in flour until smooth.
• Roll into small balls and press a pecan half on each to flatten. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

BACON CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt.
• Add in melted butter, chives, and milk. Stir well to mix.TIP: When melting stick butter in the microwave, remove from butter wrapper, place in a small microwave bowl, and place the butter wrapper over the top of the bowl. This helps contain any butter splatter
• Stir in shredded cheese and bacon pieces just until mixed.
• Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4 cup size, scoop out the dough onto the parchment paper making 12 biscuits about 1 inch apart.
• Bake 15 to 17 minutes until the tops are lightly browned.
• Using a small bowl mix all topping ingredients together and spoon evenly over the tops of each warm biscuit.
• Let biscuits cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing them as they'll continue to bake a bit on the warm tray after you remove them from the oven.
• Serve warm.

PECAN CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F. STIR together, in large bowl, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. With pastry blender or fingers, work butter into flour until mixture has consistency of coarse cornmeal. Add cheese and pecans, tossing to combine. ADD buttermilk and stir just until dough forms (do not overmix or biscuits will be tough). Turn out onto well-floured surface; knead briefly, folding dough back onto itself.Pat dough out into circle, 1 ½ to 2 inches thick. Cut out biscuits with 2-inch or smaller round or fancy-shaped cutter.PLACE first biscuit in center of baking sheet, and place remaining biscuits around it so sides are touching.BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.