🧀 Cottage Cheese Cheddar Biscuits
These biscuits are soft, flaky, and extra moist thanks to cottage cheese, with a sharp cheddar flavor and a golden crust. They’re great as a side for soups, breakfast, or snacking.
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese Cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup milk (as needed)
Optional topping:
- Melted butter
- Parsley or extra cheese
🔥 Step 1: Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
🧈 Step 2: Cut in butter
- Add cold butter cubes.
- Rub or cut into flour until crumbly (like coarse sand).
🧀 Step 3: Add cheese & cottage cheese
- Stir in cheddar cheese.
- Add cottage cheese and gently mix.
- Add milk little by little until a soft dough forms (don’t overmix).
🫓 Step 4: Shape biscuits
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a baking tray (rustic shape is fine).
or lightly pat and cut into rounds.
🔥 Step 5: Bake
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden on top and fluffy inside.
🧈 Step 6: Finish
- Brush with melted butter while warm.
- Sprinkle parsley or extra cheese if desired.
😋 Result
You get:
- Soft, fluffy interior
- Slight tang from cottage cheese
- Savory cheddar richness
- Golden, slightly crisp edges
If you want, I can also make:
- 🧄 Garlic herb cottage cheese biscuits
- 🌶️ Spicy jalapeño cheddar biscuits
- 🥓 Bacon cheddar biscuit version (breakfast-style)
