Cilantro Cheddar Biscuits

The herbs are taking over! They are on the patio...in the garden...and landing in all of my food! And guess what? Life couldn't be better! Going out to my front porch and picking handfuls of fresh fragrant herbs to bring life to food we eat is the best part of the summer months. The cilantro seems to be growing rampant in this particular planter...it is taking over the poor rosemary and parsley it seems. I think I see a lot of pico de gallo in our future!

Cilantro Cheddar Biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablesppon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 cup cold unsalted butter

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1/3 cups fresh cilantro, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Blend cold butter into dry ingredients (I use my hands, but you could use a fork or pastry cutter) until mixutre has pea sized chunks of butter. Don't over blend my friends!

Pour buttermilk and stir as little as possible just until the dough comes together with a wooden spoon. Add cheese, garlic and cilantro and mix in (again, stir as little as possible).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop about 1/3 cup of mix onto baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches in between each biscuit.

Bake 18-20 minutes until tops and bottoms are golden brown. Serve fresh out of the oven and enjoy!