Simple Gruyere Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (measured correctly by scooping and leveling)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. 2

   Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and fresh cracked pepper together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Add cold cubed butter and cut it into the flour mixture, using either your hands or a pastry cutter, until the mixture is coarse and resembles cornmeal. (If you're unfamiliar with this process, you basically just quickly rub the butter into the flour with your hands until the mixture is coarse and the butter has been broken up into small pieces).

4. 4

   Stir shredded gruyere into the flour mixture.

5. 5

   Add milk to flour mixture and stir until combined. The dough should be shaggy and piece-y; we want to keep lots of butter pieces in there so the biscuits will bake up and be nice and flaky.

6. 6

   Turn dough out onto a floured surface. If the dough is too sticky, gently fold a Tablespoon or two of flour into it until it's easier to work with. I like to gently fold my dough over on itself several times, so I have lots of butter layers working for maximum flakiness.

7. 7

   Pat dough to about ½" thickness and cut biscuit rounds with a 2" biscuit cutter.

8. 8

   Place biscuit rounds on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees F for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Serve immediately.