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Here’s another of my favorite Easter recipes from my holiday cookbook that came out last fall. Wanted to share today in case you needed a last minute Easter recipe!
Grate up a whole bunch of cheddar cheese. I used white cheddar, but you can use sharp cheddar—anything you like! And as you can see, I used the fine grate…but it’s all going in the food processor in a minute anyway, so any grate is great.
Ha.
Next, slice up a whole bunch of chives. Truth be told, these are actually the dark parts of green onions, which I sub for chives in a pinch. But if you have fresh chives…splendid!
Throw some all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt into the food processor with the cheese and chives…
And pulse them a few times to get everything largely mixed together. You’ll still see some flecks of chives, but you won’t be able to distinguish between the flour and the cheese.
Next comes the salted butter, which should be very, very cold! I cut it into uniform squares so it would all mix in evenly.
Pulse it several times, until the mixture mostly resembles coarse crumbs but still has a few chunks o’ butter visible.
Then pour in buttermilk, pulsing as you go.
Then stop when the buttermilk has all been added and the dough just barely comes together. You don’t want to keep mixing and mixing the dough, as it will make the biscuits tragic and terrifying. Also, the dough shouldn’t be overly wet. But if it seems ridonkulously dry/crumbly, just add a couple of tablespoons of buttermilk and it should be fine.
Next, just drop the biscuit dough onto a baking sheet in 1/4 cup (approximately!) portions. You can use two spoons, or you can use a handy scoop like I did here. (Or you can even use muffin pans. Grandma Helen used to!)
You can see that there are still like flecks of chive throughout. (If you want to have bigger flecks, just wait until the very end to pulse in the chives.) And the cheddar? Well, it’s part of the dough!
Then just bake ’em for 12 to 15 minutes, until they’re beautifully golden!
And you don’t have to do this…
But I like to brush the tops with a leetle melted butter.
Then, to make ’em purty, sprinkle on some extra sliced chives (or green onions!)
You’ll love these for Easter…or pretty much any day of the year.
And now I’m suddenly missing Grandma Helen. I might have to go track down some Oscar de la Renta perfumed body lotion next time I’m in civilization.
Have a wonderful weekend, friends!
Here’s the handy dandy printable.
