Quick Cheese Drop Biscuits

Even for a passionate cook some days are really bad, thinking about what to cook, for some weekend breakfast or weekday dinner. This recipe is like a life saver, easy to put together and can be served with a simple soup for breakfast or a salad and gravy on the side, on nights. The ingredient list is also very limited. The biscuits are really good with soft centers and crispy outside. You can play around with the mix-ins too.
Always keep the butter really cold, because it helps with the crispiness of the biscuits. You can also mix the dough and leave it in the freezer for 10 to 15 mins before baking if you think the mix got heated up in the processor.
Please try these biscuits and leave your comments. Hope you might like it.

INGREDIENTS :

Makes : 10 biscuits
11/2 Cup all purpose flour
1/2 Cup cold butter (1stick/8Tblsp)
2 Tsp baking powder
1/2 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
1 Tsp salt
3/4 Cup milk

METHOD :

Preheat oven to 400 deg F. Grease a baking sheet with butter or non stick spray.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut the cold butter into 1/4 inch pieces and toss them into the flour mixture. Blend this mixture
into the food processor and pulse few times to form a coarse meal. Alternatively, using fingers or pastry blender, rub or cut butter into flour to get the meal texture.
Transfer this flour into the mixing bowl, add the cheese and the parsley flakes, mix and then add the
milk and stir with fork until it just comes together into a sticky mixture.
Using a 1/4 cup size measuring cup scoop the dough and place onto prepared baking sheet equally spaced between each mount.
Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes or until the biscuits are slightly golden brown.
Let cool slightly and serve warm with gravy.

Mango Ricotta Parfait

 Sometimes thinking of making breakfast can be really tiring. This parfait is perfect for such days or even a midday or after school snack. You can adjust the portion size of the cup depending on what tume you are planning to have this. You can add mango pieces along with the fruits and choose not to use ricotta if you are not a big fan of cheese. 

INGREDIENTS:

Makes 2

1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt

1/2 Cup Mango Puree

2 Tblsp Ricotta Cheese

1 Tsp Honey

1/2 Tsp Honey

1 Tblsp Chopped Pistachios 

1/2 Cup Granola

1/2 Cup Berries

METHOD:

  In a bowl mix together the greek yogurt, ricotta cheese and mango puree along with honey and rose water.

Take two tall glasses and pour a layer of this yogurt mix, add a layer of berries and then granola. Repeat this process one more time and garnish with the chopped nuts.