Don’t tell The Princess I made them, will you. They are crispy and cheesy and all for me. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Whilst I will never be able to replicate my Nan’s cheese biscuits, I am pretty happy with these nonetheless. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. The dough will also freeze well, so you can make half a batch of biscuits and freeze the rest for emergencies (or company). I’ve used a few different cheeses to make these biscuits now but I think Cheddar produces the best result. So don’t panic if you happen to peek into the oven as they cook.Īny odds and ends of cheese in my fridge are grated and consigned to the freezer for storage, and are then thrown into muffins, frittatas or bechamel sauce. The resulting biscuits were crispy and flavourful, and well received by the family. I was a bit non-plussed the first time this happened, convinced that I had just baked a load of chicken food. The fat from the butter, combined with the fat from the cheese, seeps out and bubbles around the biscuit as it cooks. If you use a high-fat hard cheese to make these biscuits, they will look slightly disturbing as they bake. I wouldn’t have left half a biscuit behind. I’m pretty sure that had nothing to do with me. The Princess found half a cheese biscuit in the container one afternoon, and questioned its presence in an accusatory tone. However I have made a few batches of these biscuits now and have probably eaten the majority of them myself. Any cakes or cookies I bake are primarily eaten by The Princess (and Mr Grumpy if The Princess is in the mood to share). I have always preferred savoury foods to sweet. Without her recipe, I had to develop my own, and this crispy cheese biscuit is the result. None of them seem to be similar to those that I loved as a child. There are four separate recipes for cheese biscuits in that book. A few years ago I collated all of my Nan’s recipes into a single cookbook. These didn’t appear all that often, and if they did they were usually leftover from some other event, but I was always pleased to see them. What I really loved, and looked forward to, were Nan’s cheese biscuits. They were OK but I preferred the ones my mum made. I think Nan just made a new batch when the current batch was eaten. You were always guaranteed something to eat. Afternoon tea was the best time to arrive at my Nan’s place.
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