This Cheddar Dill Biscuit recipe from an April 2005 edition of Gourmet Magazine not only was a good way for me to use up a bunch of fresh dill but it's another great drop biscuit recipe that will bake up very nicely in your dutch oven. As always, I packed 10 of the wet biscuits in my 10 inch oven then baked them with 10 coals in a ring around the bottom and the lid completely covered with around 24 briquettes. In 22 minutes the smell and the steam told me they were ready. Use a good sharp Cheddar if you can, it's a good balance for the tangy yogurt and the fresh dill. These would be the perfect accompaniment to a rich, seafood chowder or a salmon quiche. As hard as I try, I just can't get my biscuits to come out as well in my conventional oven as they do in my cast iron pot, they rise higher, are lighter and have just the right crispness to the crust. Just goes to show you, dutch ovens really are a wonderfully efficient invention.
Cheddar Dill Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
5 Tblsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 oz. coarsely grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese (3/4 cup)
1 1/2 Tblsp chopped fresh dill
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup milk
Lightly oil or spray dutch oven.
In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Cut in butter with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add Cheddar and dill; mix until well combined.
Whisk together yogurt and milk; add to flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
Spoon dough by large tablespoonfuls into prepared dutch oven.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through.
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After trying to make a different biscuit recipe and failing, I cleaned out the DO and made these. Holy cow, they're good. Put them on the table with the rest of dinner and I loved every cheesy, buttery bite. So many biscuit recipes I need to try from this site. I'll keep trying new ones!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked them, I think biscuits are my favorite thing to make in my dutch oven, always come out so much better than my kitchen oven, Liddy
DeleteI started making these thinking I had all of the ingredients. I was wrong - no dill, and not enough yogurt. I wound up substituting 1/2 cup sour cream for 1/2 cup yogurt (I still used 1/4 cup yogurt), and instead of dill I used 1 tblsp chives and 1 tsp garlic powder. And they were amazing. Awesome recipe! Thanks for the great website!
ReplyDeleteChives and garlic sound like a winning combination, thanks for sharing your results, am so glad you liked the recipe, Liddy
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