Chile Cheddar Biscuits

The hubby and I decided to make biscuits for dinner the other night. I've been on a quest, to find an AMAZING biscuit recipe. One that stacks up to the pillow-y, soft, amazing biscuits of the best down home diners. We tried a couple of different recipes, none of which have caught my fancy. This time we tweaked this recipe from Joy the Baker.

Makes: 12 biscuits

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour + a bit to flour the pan
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp chile powder
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces + a bit to grease the pan
1 generous cup cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Directions
PREHEAT oven to 375F
RUB baking sheet with butter then flour

WHISK together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and chile powder
CUT butter in with a pastry blender (or a fork)
ADD cream
STIR just until the dough comes together

SCOOP dough onto prepared baking sheet using a 1/4 cup scoop
BAKE 15-20 minutes

Enjoy!

My Thoughts
1. These biscuits were AMAZING. Light with a perfect crumb, everything a drop biscuit should be. I could happily make infinite variations on these forever.

2. The cheese did not add much flavor-wise (in my experience cheese never does in bread) but it did enhance the texture, giving a creamier feel and a bit of the gooey-pulling-apart of melted cheese.

3. The chile flavor was undetectable, though we could see the small dark flecks.