The Lady’s Cheese Biscuits & Garlic Butter
🕒 Cook Time: 25 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 45 minutes
🥖 Description:
Straight from The Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, these cheese biscuits are simply incredible! They’re so popular that at my former workplace, whenever we had The Lady & Sons cater lunches for training seminars, these biscuits were always the first to vanish. Originally featured in a recipe that ran in the Savannah Morning News, these biscuits are a true Southern delicacy. While the recipe calls for cheddar cheese, I prefer using sharp cheddar for that extra kick of flavor. If you opt to make jumbo biscuits using an ice-cream scoop, this recipe will yield about four generously sized biscuits.
🍞 Recipe Category: Breads
🔎 Keywords: High In…, < 60 Mins, Oven
Ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Self-rising flour | 2 cups |
| Baking powder | 1 tablespoon |
| Sugar | 1 tablespoon |
| Vegetable shortening | 1/3 cup |
| Cheddar cheese | 3/4 cup |
| Buttermilk | 1 cup |
| Butter | 8 tablespoons |
| Garlic cloves | 2 |
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 346.3
- Fat Content: 24.1g
- Saturated Fat Content: 12.2g
- Cholesterol Content: 42.9mg
- Sodium Content: 622.1mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 25.7g
- Fiber Content: 0.9g
- Sugar Content: 2.1g
- Protein Content: 6.9g
Servings: 8
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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In a mixing bowl, combine self-rising flour, baking powder, and sugar using a fork.
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Add vegetable shortening to the mixture and incorporate it using a fork or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
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Stir in cheddar cheese until evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
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Gently incorporate buttermilk into the mixture until just blended, being careful not to overmix.
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Using a tablespoon or an ice cream scoop for jumbo biscuits, drop spoonfuls of the dough onto a well-greased baking sheet, leaving some space between each biscuit.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through.
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While the biscuits are baking, prepare the garlic butter. In a small saucepan, combine butter and crushed garlic cloves over medium heat.
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Cook until the butter absorbs the garlic flavor, being careful not to allow the garlic to brown.
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Remove the saucepan from heat and discard the garlic cloves.
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Once the biscuits are done baking, brush them generously with the prepared garlic butter.
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Serve the biscuits warm and enjoy the delicious flavors of The Lady’s Cheese Biscuits & Garlic Butter straight from the heart of Savannah!
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Any remaining garlic butter can be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to two weeks, ready to add flavor to your favorite dishes.
This recipe captures the essence of Southern comfort food and is sure to become a favorite in your home, just as it is at The Lady & Sons restaurant!
