PIMENTO CHEESE BISCUITS
Pimento cheese biscuits are one of our favorites.
These little biscuits just can’t be beat when it comes to a delicious Southern recipe your family and friends will love. You can serve these for any gathering, tailgating party, or holiday because honestly….they are good anytime. They make great appetizers if you use a small biscuit cutter or you could make these as drop biscuits, too. These biscuits are so soft and fluffy, they just melt in your mouth. They are the perfect addition to any meal. We love to serve them with chili. You might also like our pimento cheese tomato pie.
Pimento cheese biscuits Ingredients Needed:
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
White granulated sugar (optional)
Garlic powder
Cayenne (optional)
Butter
Pimentos
Sharp cheddar cheese
Buttermilk
Smoky paprika
Recipe Note: I use a small square biscuit cutter. You may get less biscuits with a larger cutter. I make the dough about 3/4 to 1 inch thick and get as many biscuits as I can; then if there is extra, I pat it out again and start over. I do this several times.
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Pimento Cheese Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar optional
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Pinch cayenne optional
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 4 ounce jar pimentos, drained
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- Smoky paprika optional
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, garlic powder and cayenne in a large bowl. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. I have my butter very cold and grate it with a hand grater into the flour.
- Add pimentos and cheese to flour mixture and stir in buttermilk with a spoon (you can use more or less buttermilk just until you have a ball of dough you can pickup). Put dough out onto a floured surface and cut into biscuits.
- Place biscuits on a baking sheet close together and brush tops with either melted butter or buttermilk. I use buttermilk. Sprinkle on smoky paprika. Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes until brown on top. Makes 18 biscuits.
Notes
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I’m 74 and live alone so I don’t bake much. These would be ideal because you said they can be frozen. Just wondering if they could be made with Bisquick? I don’t keep a lot of baking supplies.
Yes, you could certainly try it with Bisquick. Of course, you would need to adjust the recipe in order to use a premade baking mix.
Hi! Can you freeze these?
I would think you could, yes. Thanks!
These were delicious! I didn’t see information about conditioning the pan, but I sprayed my 13″ x 9″ x 2″ pan with Baker’s Joy. I started with 1 cup of buttermilk and I think that was a mistake. Dough was very wet. Next time, I will start with 3/4 cup and see how the dough comes together. The two moisture factors that are hard to control are the pimento, which you should drain well in advance, and the type of cheese that you use. Therefore, be prepared to control the milk. You can always add more — two tablespoons at a time — if needed. I used a 2″ square biscuit cutter and got 16 biscuits.
Made these last night with lactose free products. Very good. Thanks for recipe! In fact have made lots of your great recipes!
Please add how thick to roll out dough for us biscuit beginners. I went back and found in comments section.
So glad you enjoyed these biscuits and enjoy the recipes. I added the thickness to the recipe. Thanks again 🙂
My Dear Mother had homemade Pimento Cheese Dpread in the refrigerator at all times when I was a child! I’m a fine your surprise when I tell you she and my Dad were both from Louisville, Kentucky!! They had both been born and raised there and southern cooking was in every vein of her blessed heart! She, like you, was a true Southern Lady and everyone loved her! She put on the best parties ever and if she was alive today, we would all have your gorgeous pimento cheese biscuits!! I promise I will make them because they sound divine and I can only imagine how delicious one would be right now with a little piece of country game inside that warm, buttery center!!!
Thanks for the recipe!! I get lots of good ones from you and am always appreciative!
Thank you so much for this wonderful comment! I loved hearing about your family, what a delight! I hope you enjoy these biscuits, we absolutely love them. Please let me know if you like them! Have a wonderful week.
about how large a slab do you pat the dough to be? thanks.
I make the dough about 3/4 to an 1 inch thick and get as many biscuits as I can, then if there is extra, I pat it out again and start over. I do this several times.
could you use premade pimento cheese instead?
I have not tried it that way Joan but it may work ok for you.