red lobster cheddar biscuits

If you've been to Red Lobster, you've definitely had one of their addictive cheddar biscuits. I swear they put crack into them because they are absolutely, positively, 100% awesome. I could probably eat 3 to 4 in a row and then some for dessert.

I had some sharp cheddar that was sitting in the fridge and decided to use it to recreate the popular imitation recipe floating on the web. It's close - real close - to the actual biscuits. I don't know if its the ambiance from dining out or a missing ingredient but it's not a 100% clone. You know what though, when something is this good, I'll settle for these 99% replica Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits.

On the side note, I can't believe I'll be wasting an hour of my life watching the finale of the Next FoodNetwork Star tonight. It's not about the food with FoodNetwork, it's mostly about marketing and who can sell and market foods. Thank god the Man vs. Food marathon is on tonight so I can watch that for most of the hour. Why can't our food TV be more like the UK's? *sigh*

Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits
Adapted from Todd Wilbur, Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients: (Biscuit)
- 2.5 cups Bisquick Mix
- 0.75 cup cold milk
- 4 tablespoons (half stick) of cold butter
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 generous cup of grated, cheddar

1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2) Combine the Bisquick with the cold butter. You could use a fork or pastry cutter but why bother? Just use a food processor if you've got one. Blitz or cut the butter in until it's crumbly.
3) Add the milk, cheddar, garlic powder, pepper and mix until just thorougly combined. Do not overmix.
4) Use a ice cream scoop or a 0.25 cup measurer to drop the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5) Bake for 15 - 17 minutes until the top is golden brown. While waiting, prepare the butter that you'll be brushing on top of these crack-biscuits.

Ingredients: (Butter Mixture)
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 0.25 teaspoon dried parsley
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- small pinch of salt
- small pinch of pepper

1) Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl until just melted.
2) Combine the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined.
3) Once the biscuits come out, brush the butter on top of the biscuits.
4) Serve warm and forget about waist lines for one night.