yummy cheddar yeast biscuits

How To Make yummy cheddar yeast biscuits

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  Gather and prep all your ingredients.
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  Step 3
  Add the sugar to the warm water and mix.
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  Step 4
  Add the yeast and allow it to proof for 5 minutes.
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  Step 5
  Chef’s Note: If after 5 minutes the top of the water should be nice and foamy. If it isn’t then your yeast is dead. Give it a proper burial, and buy more yeast.
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  Step 6
  Add the cheese, flour, cayenne, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to a food processor fitted with an S-blade.
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  Step 7
  Give the mixture a few one-second pulses until the cheese in fully incorporated into the flour.
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  Step 8
  Add the cold butter and the lard to the flour mixture, and give it a few one-second pulses, until you have small pea-size bits of butter and lard.
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  Step 9
  Add the flour mixture to a large bowl.
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  Step 10
  Combine the yeast/water mixture with the buttermilk.
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  Step 11
  Chef' Note: Add the liquid to the flour and gently mix until all the flour is moistened. You might not need all of the liquid.
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  Step 12
  Place the dough on a lightly floured board, and kneed until just incorporated, about 1 minute.
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  Step 13
  Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
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  Step 14
  Gently pat the dough out to about a 1/2-inch thickness, and cut out the biscuits to about 2 inches in diameter.
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  Step 15
  Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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  Step 16
  Bake for about 14 minutes, or until golden brown. Enjoy.
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  Step 17
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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