Asiago Drop Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, cold
• 2/3 cup asiago cheese, grated
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. stir together well.
• 2 cut butter or margarine into flour mixture. stir in grated cheese.
• 3 pour buttermilk over flour mixture and stir until a rough batter is formed.
• 4 drop batter in 16 mounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. bake in a preheated 425 oven for 12 - 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 5 variation: cheddar cheese or smoked mozzarella cheese can be used instead of the asiago.
• 6 herbed asiago biscuits: to the flour mixture, add 21 t chopped fresh herbs (eg: rosemary, thyme or sage) or 1 tsp spices (eg: pepper or crushed cumin, caraway or fennel seed).