Everything Bagel Gouda Biscuits

April 15, 2017

Did you guess it? Do you not have any idea why I am asking you about a guessing game? Well, pause. Go back to here. Scroll down. Read my clue and then come back.

Did you get it?

BISCUITS!!

It is the eve of the brunchiest day on the planet. Well, aside for Mother’s Day and really any other nothing to do kinda Sunday, in my humble opinion. My kind of brunch includes biscuits. Actually, my kind of any meal includes biscuits. Or carbs of any variety. And a week ago, it would have included cheese. Womp, womp. (If you want more on that saga, read this. I honestly feel like Juliet talking about Romeo, except I am Juliet and Cheese is Romeo. “My only love, sprung from my only hate.”)

Cue the Claire Danes cry face.

Anywhoo. Changing the subject only a little bit here. Any time I make biscuits, I think of Stephie. That and sweet potatoes. Those two things were kind of obsolete from my diet before she came along. The first time I made biscuits was actually with Stephie. And shocker, it was a recipe for the blog.

Man, to watch her dump the bowl of flaky, crumby dough on to my old apartment’s countertops and expertly knead it into a mound of buttery goodness, was a spectacle. Since then, that has been my how to mental video of making proper biscuits. If I had never seen her do that, I would still be mixing my dough or adding more and more buttermilk until all the ingredients looked like dough. Which is not how biscuits work.

Right now a lot of you everything bagel purists or even biscuit purists are thinking, “What is this she-devil doing to our recipe?”

Um, and the answer is, making it awesome. Plus, ol’ she-devil here spent a pretty penny on this amazing Everything Bagel Spice Blend from Trader Joe’s and by golly she is gunna put that ish on everything.

Frank’s Red Hot style!

eh-hem

Sorry, got a bit carried away.

Happy Easter tomorrow, if that is something you celebrate. Otherwise, happy everything bagel biscuit brunching.

PS this blend is also totally awesome on avocado toast and hard boiled eggs.

Everything Bagel Gouda Biscuits

Cheesy and creamy gouda filled biscuits topped with a classic "everything bagel" seasoning.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 -10 biscuits

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups All-Purpose Flour plus more for dusting
  • 1 Tablespoon Coarse Sea Salt
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter cubed and cold
  • 1 ½ Cups Low-Fat Buttermilk cold
  • 1 1/2 Cups Freshly Shredded Double Cream Gouda Cheese cold
  • 2 Tablespoons Everything Bagel Spice Blend from Treader Joe's

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. First, make the biscuits. In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter until it is the size of small peas. Add the buttermilk and cheese and stir until a shaggy dough forms.
  3. Knead the dough on a floured surface until it comes together. Pat the dough 3/4 inch thick. Using a 3 1/2-inch round cutter or large glass, stamp out as many biscuits as possible. Re-roll the scraps and stamp out more biscuits.
  4. Transfer the biscuits to the baking sheets and brush on a little bit of buttermilk to the tops of each biscuit. Sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning all over the tops of each biscuit. Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden and risen, shifting the pans halfway through baking. Let the biscuits cool on the baking sheets.
  5. Recipe adapted from this one.

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