Cheddar Apple Pear Biscuits
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 ½ cups flour1 ½ cups spelt flour2 ½ tsp baking powder½ tsp baking soda½ tsp salt½ cup unsalted butter, frozen2/3 cup old Cheddar cheese, grated1/3 cup diced ripe pears3/4 cups dried apples, diced1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Whisk together the flours, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Using a box grater on the largest holes, grate the butter into the flour mixture and rub with fingertips until it resembles large flakes.
Stir in cheese, pears and apples.
Gently incorporate the flour with the buttermilk just until combined.
Turn out onto a floured surface and pat dough down to a ½ inch thick circle.
Cut out desired shapes with biscuit cutters and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Whisk together the flours, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Using a box grater on the largest holes, grate the butter into the flour mixture and rub with fingertips until it resembles large flakes.
Stir in cheese, pears and apples.
Gently incorporate the flour with the buttermilk just until combined.
Turn out onto a floured surface and pat dough down to a ½ inch thick circle.
Cut out desired shapes with biscuit cutters and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 113.8
- Total Fat: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 14.1 mg
- Sodium: 33.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3.0 g
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