Cheese Drop Biscuits - Easy Budget Recipes (2024)

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These Cheese Drop Biscuits are a family recipe we’ve been making for decades. They’re cheesy, easy to make and go with almost any main dish.

It costs about $2.18 to make 20 of these cheese biscuits.That’s just $0.11 per biscuit.

We love serving these biscuits alongside our Instant Pot Potato Soup,Ground Turkey Chili, and Taco Soup.

If you find yourself buying the tube of store-bought biscuits because you are intimidated by making biscuits from scratch, then this recipe is for you! There is no rolling, no yeast, no biscuit cutting tools involved, and they are mixed by hand.

This recipe is one that came from Beth’s grandma. Beth remembers her grandma making it for most family functions, and one Beth has continued using and adjusting over the years with her own family. So naturally, our kids cheer when they see them on the table!

These biscuits are made without shortening and take just six ingredients. The butter and cheese set these biscuits apart from our Buttermilk Biscuits. These biscuits are full of buttery and cheesy goodness.

The biscuits are fluffy, flaky, and tender. Everything that a biscuit should be. They are an excellent option for a quick and easy homemade side dish.

Ingredients & Cost:

Recipe Cost: $2.18

Per Serving: $0.11

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour – $0.29
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder – $0.11
• 6 Tablespoons salted butter – $0.60
• ¾ cup milk – $0.12
• 1 egg – $0.10
• 1 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese – $0.96

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Then spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. Using a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
3. Next, add the butter. Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour mixture.
4. Whisk together the milk and the egg in a liquid measuring cup.
5. Add the liquid and cheese to the flour mixture.
6. Stir until moistened.
7. Scoop the biscuit dough into scoops and drop them on the baking sheet.
8. Finally, bake for 8-10 minutes and let them cool slightly before serving.

RECIPE VARIATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

• Instead of sharp cheddar cheese you can use any variety of cheese that melts well like colby, pepper jack, gouda, etc.
• This recipe doubles, triples, etc well. You’ll just need to bake the biscuits in batches.
• Sometimes we like to add 2 chopped up jalapenos for an extra flavor kick.
• Once the biscuits come out of the oven, you can brush them with melted butter.

COOK’S TOOLS

• Baking sheet
• Whisk
• Liquid measuring cup
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Mixing spoon
• Measuring spoons
• 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop
• Pastry cutter

RECIPE FAQs

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