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Hi Bold Bakers!
When vacationing with my family in Florida when I was a kid we visited a magical food emporium known as “Red Lobster.” Why magical, you might ask? Because they served little buttery fluffy pillows of heaven called Cheddar Bay Biscuits. I’m not sure where Cheddar Bay is but I want to live there.
These Cheddar Bay Biscuits are exactly like Red Lobster’s biscuits. They are flakey, coated in garlic butter and oh so soft.
I cam across this recipe on Pinterest. It’s from a wonderful blog, Portuguese Girl Cooks. She really nailed it with this recipe. Go check out her website, you will be hooked.
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Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Enjoy flakey, soft and buttery biscuits just like the ones at Red Lobster with my Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits recipe.
Servings: 14 biscuits
Enjoy flakey, soft and buttery biscuits just like the ones at Red Lobster with my Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits recipe.
Servings: 14 biscuits
Ingredients
Cheddar Bay Biscuit Garlic Topping
- ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) butter
- 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Cheddar Bay Biscuit Batter
- 3 cups (15 oz/426 g) cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup (6 oz/170 g) butter , cubed and softened
- 2 cups (4 oz/115 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ cups (12 fl oz/360 ml) buttermilk
Instructions
To Make the Cheddar Bay Biscuit Garlic Topping
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the butter, garlic, parsley and garlic powder. Microwave for 30 seconds or until the butter is fully melted. Set aside.
To Make the Cheddar Bay Biscuit Batter
- Preheat the oven to 425℉ (210℃) fan assist. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, garlic powder, salt and baking soda.
- Add in the butter and rub it in using your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Then mix in the cheese.
- Add in the buttermilk and mix gently until it forms a loose batter.
- Using a ⅓ cup measuring cup, scoop the biscuit mixture onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the biscuits 2 inches (5 cm) apart.
To Bake the Cheddar Bay Biscuits
- Bake for 10 minutes, then remove the biscuits from the oven and brush evenly with the garlic topping. Continue baking for 5 additional minutes or until the tops are puffed and golden brown.
- Allow biscuits to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
To Serve and Store the Cheddar Bay Biscuits
- Enjoy warm alongside your favorite meal! Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Reheat in a 350℉ (180℃) oven for 3-4 minutes.
Hey Gemma, I am 13 years old and I really love baking! I discovered your youtube channel 2 years ago and I’m amazed ever since! Every sunday I do my school snack baking! Sometimes I make cookies, but today I decided to do something savory: this is perfect! Thank you so much for this recipe !
These biscuits are FANTASTIC. My family inhaled them. They’re lightly crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, savory and delicious, and frankly taste better than the originals at Red Lobster. The only change I might make to this recipe, and it’s a purely personal preference, is to make a bit more of the garlic butter topping to make these biscuits even more scrumptiously buttery.
I am beyond happy that I no longer have to go to Red Lobster to order a dozen cheddar bay biscuits! I think these taste even better and I get to add as much butter on top as I want. Thanks Gemma!!!
I was looking for a quick bread stick recipe or something to have with pasta and landed on these. They came together so quick and easy. Thanks to your substitute recipes I made the buttermilk and thanks to the BBB family I saw that I could use APF since I didn’t have cake flour. Thanks for that gluten tip I had no idea it was listed on the package. I almost used bread flour in place of the cake flour but it was too high in gluten. I’ve never had the originals so don’t have anything to compare flavor wise… Read more »
I don’t have cake flour, can I just use all purpose flour?
What is the equivalent of a 1/3 measuring spoon?
I made these tonight for supper and they are absolutely amazing, love-love-love them!
Can these be made and frozen before baking? I would rather bake as needed rather than reheat if possible.
This recipe is wonderful! I just made them and my home smells amazing!
I learn so much from your videos…thank you for teaching an old dog some new tricks!
Hi Gemma, am so eager to make this but have a question about the cheddar cheese. Have you used any specific kind of cheddar cheese or the normal white cheddar cheese will do for this recipe?