Sometimes, it's good just to make something quick and easy. So it was for this week's Tuesday with Dorie, for which Jennifer of Cooking for Comfort chose Dorie's Basic Biscuits.
For an Aussie like me, a biscuit will always be a slightly flatter version of a scone. I spread mine with rhubarb and raspberry jam, and put cheddar cheese on another (not just any cheddar - the cheddar I made at cheesemaking classes last year):
These took mere minutes to whip up, with minimal effort. Although Dorie loves using her hands to rub in the butter, I prefer my pastry cutter - one of the best gadgets I have ever bought. It saves my fingers from becoming caked with goo.
I brushed the tops of my biscuits with milk before baking to brown the tops a little - I am glad that I did, as they never did become really golden.
Thanks to Jennifer for this week's mercifully easy pick. To see what all the other TWD members thought of these biscuits, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.
Your biscuits look delicious-and I love the fact that you used homemade cheese. Nothing better than a cheese biscuit!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking along with me this week!
Everything is better with cheese...and you make yours, so what could be better than that?!! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteBoth the biscuits and cheese look delicious!
ReplyDeleteYou MADE cheddar cheese??? It looks perfect...and I bet it's fabulous on Dorie's yummy biscuits. I will try the soon :)
ReplyDeleteI love the shape of your biscuits..perfect! Cheese is an excellent idea and you can't go wrong with butter and jam! This was a simple recipe and so tasty!!
ReplyDeleteWow, cheese making, I'm impressed! I bet it was delicious on the biscuit. This is such a fun and quick recipe.
ReplyDeleteWow, cheddar - you made cheddar!!
ReplyDeleteMuch respect.
It might be basic but it sure looks yumm.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful looking biscuits. And I can't believe you made your own cheese too! Very impressive.
ReplyDeleteNow putting that cheddar cheese on top is my favorite way to eat a biscuit!! They look delicious. It was nice to have an easy recipe this week.
ReplyDeleteWow, you made your own cheese? How impressive. I think your biscuits look great.
ReplyDeleteLooks tasty... wish I had some of that rhubarb & raspberry jam right about now! :)
ReplyDeleteSimple and elegant!
ReplyDeleteYour cheese looks fantastic, and so do the biscuits. I agree about avoiding gooey hands!
ReplyDeleteHome made biscuits with home made cheese. Perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThey had to be delicious with your very own cheese!
ReplyDeleteNothing is better than cheese and biscuits, especially when they're homemade! :D
ReplyDeleteGorgeous biscuits and homemade cheese - very impressive!
ReplyDeleteBiscuits and homemade cheese - a perfect combination. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteomg home made cheese? you are amazing!
ReplyDeleteI's with dorie on rubbing the butter into flour with my fingers but biscuits are always scones to me when it comes to american recipes - I love the look of your cheese - have you ever tried jam and cheese together on a scone - I love this combination of flavours - though I guess you wanted to savour the flavours of your own cheese
ReplyDeleteWell done! The cheese looks darn good!I bet those biscuits tasted so much sweeter made with your "labor of love", cheddar cheese!
ReplyDeleteHi Johanna, I adore apricot jam and cheese on scones - a habit picked up from my mother.
ReplyDeleteI find biscuits a bit dense than scones which are a bit lighter! These look fabulous and you'd never know that they didn't take long to whip up :)
ReplyDeleteI love my pastry cutter, too, especially now that the weather (at least where I am!) is getting chilly and I don't want chapped hands from washing all that dough off! :-) I LOVE that you had homemade biscuits with homemade cheddar. That rocks!
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