In case you have not noticed we are way into Southern cooking lately. Biscuits, barbeque, hush puppies; we love it all! I really know nothing about Southern traditions or cooking. BUT, I know what I like to eat. I love barbeque and buttery, flaky breads. Who doesn’t? And lucky for us there are a million blogs out there with authentic Southern recipes for us to try. If you have any recommendations let us know!
Up until a couple of years ago the only experience I had with biscuits was Pilsbury. Now, I still use these for monkey bread but I do not use them for actual biscuits! Now, I can make my own. These are not too hard to do and the results are definitely worth the effort. These biscuits have feta, chives, and sour cream added. It is really taking biscuits to another level. One trick I’ve used in making these is to grate the butter instead of cubing it. It makes it much, much easier to cut into the dry ingredients. It will save your arm a lot of work. These biscuits are just delicious fresh out of the oven. I recommend eating them while they are hot!
Here is what you’ll need
Combine the dry ingredients
Add the butter
Combine the egg and sour cream
Add it to the dry ingredients
Fold in the feta and chives
Cut into round biscuits
Sprinkle with paprika and bake
Perfection!
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup chives, chopped
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
- pepper
- sea salt
- paprika
- Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or a sil-pat.
- Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk together.
- Grate the butter into the same bowl.
- Cut the butter in until the mixture is course.
- Combine the egg and sour cream and water in a separate bowl; beat lightly.
- Add the egg/sour cream mixture to the flour mixture.
- Stir until the ingredients are incorporated and the dough comes together.
- Fold in the feta and chives.
- Knead the dough until everything comes together.
- Roll the dough into a circle about 1 inch thick.
- Cut the biscuits using a biscuit cutter or a drinking glass.
- Reform the dough and repeat until you have used all of the dough.
- Place the biscuits on the baking sheet.
- Brush with egg wash.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
