A delicious take on the popular Red Lobster cheddar biscuits – these biscuits are buttery, cheesy, tender, and fluffy and brushed with garlic butter for an extra kick of flavor!
If you’ve ever been to Red Lobster, you know the cheddar bay biscuits are extremely delicious and popular! They’re so light, fluffy, and soft on the inside with the perfect crisp and golden color on the outside.
Just like classic buttermilk biscuits, cheddar biscuits are made with simple steps using basic pantry staples. In fact, these are much easier to make and come together more quickly since this recipe use melted butter and doesn’t require any hands on work with the dough.
How to Make Cheddar Biscuits
- Combine the ingredients – flour, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and cheese
- Add the wet ingredients – mix in the melted butter and buttermilk (or homemade substitute)
- Bake – drop spoonfuls of the batter onto a baking sheet and bake
- Top – brush the tops with garlic butter and enjoy!
Don’t worry if you don’t have buttermilk. I always make a substitute using milk and lemon juice/vinegar and it works perfectly! Just mix the two together and let the mixture sit for a few minutes. Curdling will occur and that’s completely normal! Full recipe with detailed instructions and measurements can be found on the recipe card.
The Batter
Unlike traditional biscuits, this recipe uses melted butter. You could grate the butter into the dry ingredients but using melted butter is much easier. It takes less time and clean up since you don’t have to use any extra appliances like a grater or stand mixer, etc.
I tested this recipe using melted butter and cold butter that’s worked into the flour to see if it made any difference in the final taste and texture. Fortunately it didn’t! Both versions spread well, fluffed up beautifully, and tasted amazing!
No need to shape them into perfectly round biscuits, like the classic buttermilk ones. These cheddar biscuits are meant to have an irregular shape, making the whole process much faster! Leave a little space between each biscuit so that they can expand nicely while they bake.
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Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Ingredients
Biscuit Dough
- 2 cups (260 g) all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 3/4 tsp – 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter – melted and cooled to room temp
- 1 & 1/2 cup (150 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup – 1 tbsp (225 ml) cold milk
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice or vinegar
Topping
- 3 tbsp (42 g) unsalted butter – melted
- 1/4-1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425℉ (218℃), line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- For the buttermilk substitute, follow this step. If you have buttermilk, skip this step. In a measuring cup, add 1 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar and then fill with milk until it reaches the 1 cup mark. Mix well and let the mixture sit for at least 5 minutes. Don't worry if it curdles, that's completely normal.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Whisk it all together, and then add the shredded cheese and mix again.
- Make a well in the center and pour in the melted butter and buttermilk. Mix until everything is combined and no streaks of flour remain.
- Take spoonfuls of the batter at a time and place on to the baking sheet, leaving a little space between each. Don't worry about perfecting the shape, these are meant to have an irregular shape.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
- While they bake, make the topping by mixing the melted butter with garlic powder, chopped parsley, and a pinch of salt (if using).
- When the biscuits are ready, brush the tops with the butter topping. Serve warm and enjoy!
