howard gelles's Recipe

Parmegian cheese biscuits

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2 cups Bisquick. baking mix.
1/2 cup parmegian cheese.
2/3 cup milk. *
1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic to taste.
Italian seasoning to taste.*
1+ teaspoon Garlic Salt or powder to taste.*
Baking parchment paper.*

Mix the olive oil, garlic, and herbs first. Let these ingredients sit and infuse the oil while making the rest of the recipe.

Preheat oven to 450.

Combine baking mix, milk, a pinch of Italian Seasoning, garlic powder and cheese in a bowl; beat vigorously for 30 seconds, or until soft dough forms.

Covering cookie sheet with baking parchment paper. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Space evenly. Should make around 10 to 12 biscuits.

Bake 8 minutes or until firm but not browned yet, then take out of the oven. (DO NOT SHUT OFF OVEN YET).

Slather the olive oil, garlic, and herbs mix onto the biscuits, and put them back in the oven.

Bake 3 more minutes, or until slightly browned.

NOTES :

If you buy pre-grated parmegian cheese instead of grating your own, I've found a little extra milk works better: use 6 ounces of milk instead of 2/3rds cup.

Bottles of Italian seasoning from the store are usually a mix of oregano, basil, marjoram, rosemary and garlic salt. Pizza seasoning works just as well; so do fresh herbs. The herbs used for bread dipping sauces work well too.

Baking parchment is optional; however the bottoms are a little lighter in color if you use it.

This recipe is based on the cheddar cheese Red Lobster biscuits that I found on this site. The original recipe barely made it to the table; this recipe doesn’t even make it out the kitchen! The aroma whilst it cooks is enough to make people gather round the kitchen door to mug you and steal them away.