Blue Cheese Biscuits [slightly adapted from my cranberry biscuits, which were adapted from bon appetit] makes about 20 round biscuits 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold butter, cut into pieces 1 1/4 cups milk (whole or 2%) 6 ounces gorgonzola cheese (or your favorite blue), crumbled Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and soda, and whisk until combined. Using a fork, pastry blender or your hands, add butter pieces to the flour and mix until coarse little crumbles remain. Add in crumbled gorgonzola. Pour in milk and stir with a spoon until just combined, not overmixing. Use your hands if needed to bring the dough together – I did. Use a 1/4 cup measure to drop batter onto a nonstick baking sheet, or press dough on a sheet of parchment paper or cutting board, then using a biscuit cutter to shape the dough into rounds. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown. Pinot Noir Butter [slightly adapted from Bobby Flay's Bar Americain] 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted [...]
