Recipe: $2.65 | Per Serving: $0.22 | Yield: 12 Biscuits
You guys remember those garlic biscuits from Red Lobster, right? These are way better (and healthier) than the Red Lobster version. And they're so super easy to make! If you're looking for some delicious bread to hit the table, you can't go wrong with this recipe!
When I was growing up we made awesome cheddar garlic biscuits using a recipe from the Bisquick cookbook - and adding a lot more cheese and garlic than was called for. I wanted to recreate those old biscuits with easy ingredients and whole wheat flour.
How to Make Homemade Whole Wheat Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Basically, you mix together some of the best things in the world (cheese, butter, garlic), and bake them into easy drop biscuits.
You need:
- whole wheat flour
- cheddar (I like Trader Joe's Unexpected Cheddar, but any will do
- garlic
- butter
- milk, buttermilk, or yogurt
If using a homemade buttermilk, you'll want to add vinegar to the milk, but it isn't 100% necessary. Once you melt the butter, you can basically combine all the ingredients and then they're ready to be baked!
Make these and then toss them in your lunch box for the next day! They're best hot, but also good at room temperature.
If you can avoid inhaling them immediately, they freeze super well and go great with Sweet Potato Turkey Chili, Roasted Vegetable Scampi, and Kabocha Squash Soup.
Vegetarian: yes!
Paleo: nope!
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Whole Wheat Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 cup milk or 1 cup buttermilk or yogurt (skip vinegar)
- 1 stick butter 113 grams
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- If using homemade buttermilk, combine the milk and the vinegar and set aside for about 5-10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and dried parsley. Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a small sauce pan and add minced garlic. Cook over very low heat for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add buttermilk (or yogurt).
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients. Stir to combine and then gently stir in the cheddar cheese.
- Drop just under ¼ cup-size biscuits onto parchment-lined baking sheet.Bake for 12 minutes on 475ºF.
Oh gracious my whole family loved these! Already made another double batch.
Hi Lori, I'm SO glad to hear that! They are a huge hit in my family as well. I love seeing this comment today because I just bought the ingredients to make them! :)
Oh my god !!! These were so freaking good , I had 1/4 cup of soured sour cream I was going to waste , my husband try his best to eat dairy free but I purchased a very small dairy sour cream it didn’t get all used so no way I was going to waste dairy ..I mixed it with the milk to make 1 cup I still added the vinegar but since I had more fat I reduced to 7 tbs of butter . The garlic is genial !!!! I even added 2 more cloves , I added 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning so I reduced my salt to 1/4 tsp , I could have reduced it even more . I noticed vegan butter is saltier than regular than you have your salty cheese . I baked it at 450 15 minutes I was afraid that the temperature would be too hot but next time I will at 475f . I didn’t over mixed it they are so so so good , the minced garlic is so good I added more parsley thank you this will be saved in my recipe folder …😊😊😊
Hi Brigitte!! I'm so glad you enjoyed these and thanks for sharing all your different modifications. That will be hugely helpful to others! The addition of Old Bay sounds fun!
It seems a wonderful recipe for a garlic lover like me. Soon gonna try it. Thanks
Hi Yasmin! Absolutely - so full of garlicky deliciousness. 😋
Hi Caitlin, Thanks for sharing this absolutely delicious recipe! I took a gamble and doubled it since the ingredients looked like they would result in something tasty. Plus, I have 5 people in my family, and they are hearty eaters! I've never had the Red Lobster biscuits, but I'm totally satisfied with these. The family inhaled all 24 of these in no time at all, and they're waiting for more. I was afraid of the cayenne, but the quantity was perfect: a little heat to spice it up. Delicious AND healthy; what could be better? Thanks again for a recipe that's definitely a keeper!
Thank you, Ginny!! So glad to hear your family enjoyed them and I'm glad doubling it worked for you! :)
These sound perfect to go with a bowl of soup! Thank you for the yummy recipe.
You're so welcome, Lyn! Thank you so much for your comment!