Parmesan and Parsley Biscuits

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This recipe is over a decade old. It originally appeared in Bon Appetit magazine and I pull it out at this time of year when I want to make something different to serve with soup and stews. I've cut the ingredients for the biscuits in half because I found the published version of the recipe, seen here, made 24 2-inch biscuits which I think you'll agree is a tad extreme for two people. While the directions that I'm sharing for the biscuits are old school, they can be made in a food processor if you are busy, so inclined or both. The biscuits are delicious when served hot from the oven, but they are, unfortunately, not good keepers. I suggested you use finely ground black pepper if you decided to try them. Coarse cracked pepper does not disburse well through the other ingredients and the play of the pepper and the cheese is what makes these biscuits out of the ordinary. The Silver Fox slathers his with butter, but I think they are flavorful enough to eat out of hand. I do hope you'll give this recipe a try. I know you'll enjoy the biscuits. Here is how they are made.


Parmesan and Parsley Biscuits...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Bon Appetit magazine

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, divided use
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or chives
1/2 cup (or more) chilled whole milk

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly sprinkle heavy large baking sheet with flour.
2) Combine flour, 3 tablespoons cheese, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper in large bowl and whisk until well blended. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms. Mix in parsley. Gradually add 1/2
cup milk, tossing with fork until moist clumps form and adding more milk by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry. 3) Gather dough into ball. Press out on lightly floured work surface to 4-inch round, about 1 inch thick. Using 2-inch diameter cutter, cut out biscuits. Repeat, gathering and pressing out dough and cutting biscuits until all dough is used.
4) Arrange biscuits on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons cup cheese.
Bake until biscuits are puffed and light golden and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer biscuits to towel-lined basket and serve warm. Yield: 12 biscuits.

                    

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