Cottage Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold butter
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 to 2/3 cup buttermilk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Grease a large baking sheet.

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut the cold butter into chunks and then cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender.
2. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and add the cottage cheese and buttermilk. (Start with 1/2 cup buttermilk and add more if needed.) Stir with a fork until the mixture comes together into a mass.
3. Roll or pat the dough into a slab 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick on a lightly floured counter. With a floured biscuit cutter, cut the dough into shapes. Place the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until they have a golden crust. Remove from the baking sheet and serve hot.

 

Baker’s note: For softer biscuits, place the biscuits on the sheet so that the edges are touching. For crustier biscuits, leave room for the dough to expand during baking.  We, personally, like them crustier.......