Last night after I came home from my class, I needed to still make dinner for my family, but I wanted to make something fast. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but I still wanted something to taste good when I was done. I think cooking is one of the few things that you can put a small amount of effort into and get a huge return. I decided to make chili, and normally I do cornbread to go with my chili, but last night I felt like something different was in order. I decided to make cheesy cheddar biscuits instead. I found my recipe on allrecipes.com, and even though I have made a type of cheddar biscuit before from that site these are much better. I wanted to obviously cut the calories and fat down on these little biscuits, the original recipe would cost 231 calories, 16.2 grams of fat and only 0.4 grams of fiber. I made a few simple swaps such as using light butter, a mix of fat-free and reduced fat cheese and using fat-free milk. My same size biscuit only will only end of costing you 103 calories, 4.2 grams of fat and 1 gram of fiber! That’s a pretty awesome trade-off if you ask me.
Cheesy Cheddar Biscuits
Ingredients
1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold light butter, cubed
1/2 cup fat-free cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/3 cup fat-free milk plus 2 tablespoons of milk
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Prepare a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. In a medium bowl blend together flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in the light butter with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Stir in the cheeses and add the milk stirring the mixture till it forms a sticky dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead about 8 to 10 times. This is not an easy task, the dough will want to stick to everything! Pat the dough into a six-inch square and cut it into 9 smaller squares. Place the squares about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Pop them in the oven for 12 – 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Cut them in half and enjoy with your favorite chili!
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