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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Cheddar Bay Biscuit Recipe

by Erika Nicole Kendall

Alright, I know I’m setting SOMEBODY up by posting this recipe, but we need to understand something, here.

I don’t eat wheat grass and cattails all day, darn it. I like my edible hedonism to come in the form of nice gooey cheesy things. Like Cheddar Bay Biscuits.

I’ll talk about my philosophy on “treating” yourself or “cheating your diet” another day… ’cause all you want is the recipe, anyway!

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4th cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp garlic
  • your choice: either 1/4-13rd cup of parmesan, or 1/3rd cup of sharp cheddar

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine everything except the cheese in a medium bowl using a pastry cutter or a large fork. You don’t want to mix too thoroughly.  Add cheese, milk, and garlic. Mix by hand until combined, but don’t over mix. I take parsley and shake it over the top of the dough, and mix it in a little more. Just makes it more attractive to the eye, to me.

3. Drop approximately ¼-cup portions of the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet using an ice cream scoop.

4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops of the biscuits begin to turn light brown.

5. When you take the biscuits out of the oven, you can also mmix a little olive oil with garlic powder and some dried parsley flakes. Use a brush to spread this garlic spread over the tops of all the biscuits.

I will tell you, the parmesan version is MUCH lighter on the calories, and thanks to the combination of flavors, you can get away with using less of it and still getting great flavor. I make these literally maybe every two months. I’m not one for “treating myself” with food anymore. I treat with shoes. Mmm… shoes.

Looking to count the nutritional info? Grab a SparkPeople account or a calorie counting app and plug in the ingredients!

Try this recipe, take a photo and send it in! E-mail your photo to photos@blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com or send it via twitter to @inetespionage!

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About Erika Nicole Kendall
After having lost well over 150lbs, Erika Nicole Kendall spends her time writing on issues regarding everything from wellness to weight loss, body image to booty image, from food to culture... that is, when she's not chasing her toddler across the house. Previously featured on NPR, Essence Magazine, Yahoo! Health and Woman's Day.

3 Comments

  1. 1

    Well hello, cheesy biscuits! Certainly will be making these soon!

    Tracy

  2. 2

    Yum!!!! Cheesy biscuits…I wouldn’t be able to eat just one unfortunately!! Yikes

    Tracy

  3. 3

    Ok, something CANT be right. I just used sparkpeople to calculate the calories, and if you make 10 using 2% sharp cheddar the calories are only around 150 for 1? That’s not that bad (if you only have 1 lol)

    Shan

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