Cheese biscuits

Last weekend I baked again. And this time it was an easy cheesy recipe that I found during blog hopping. These biscuits are perfect for munching as a snack, after your brunch or for an evening tea time. They are a snap to make and we loved the aroma they generated during baking. I particularly loved the way the cheese and the herbs blended with the dough and how the biscuits turned out to be crispy and crunchy and not to forget cheesy. I used tinned cheese for these biscuits. You can use any type of cheese - fresh or frozen or grated or tinned.

 
INGREDIENTS :

2 cups all purpose flour

7 tbsp cold butter

½ tsp red chili powder

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp carom seeds

½ tsp cumin seed

1.5 tsp baking powder

2 scallions/spring onions finally chopped

1.5 cups grated cheese... you can also add more... (I used tinned cheese)

½ cup buttermilk or milk

 

 

 

HOW TO MAKE:

 

1)  Preheat an electric oven to 190 degree Celsius.

 

2) Sift the flour with baking powder and salt. Add the all the spices and the spice powders and mix well.

 

3) Take butter and chop them in pieces. Mix the butter pieces with your fingertips with the flour till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

 

4) Add the chopped scallions, grated cheese  and mix again. Then add buttermilk or milk and knead the whole mixture lightly. Do not over knead.

 

5)  Roll out dough on a floured surface into 8x8 inch square and cut into 2x2 inch squares.

 

6) Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool them on a wire rack and you can store them in any air tight container.