Pepper Jack Buttermilk Biscuits

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Pepper Jack Buttermilk Biscuits are a delicious savory biscuit perfect for eating with a salad or dipping into soup.

My refrigerator is always stocked with basic ingredients all year long. No matter what time of year, I always have eggs, cheese, yogurt and milk, lots of real milk in my refrigerator. There's a shelf that has a designated place for two gallons of 2% milk. Nothing else goes in that spot.

We have three teenagers and they drink a lot of real milk everyday. You can find them pouring themselves a glass of milk at every meal and often times for a snack.

I love milk too - both for drinking and for adding to recipes. For these biscuits, I used buttermilk. Buttermilk and biscuits are a classic combination.

I've updated this classic by adding Pepper Jack cheese. Non-dairy alternatives just can't match real dairy milk's flavor or consistency in this recipe.

I don't mind that my kids go through a lot of milk. It gives them the nutrients they need to grow strong for their busy lives. Real dairy milk is wholesome, simple and affordable. Milk has 9 essential nutrients including:

• B vitamins (riboflavin, B-12 and niacin) for converting your food into energy
• High-quality protein for lean muscle
• Vitamin A for a healthy immune system
• Potassium helps regulate the balance of fluids
• Bone-building nutrients like calcium, Vitamin D, and phosphorus

Milk is also a great alternative to sugary beverages. It contains natural sugar from lactose, which is naturally occurring in milk. There is no added sugar. You just can't go wrong with this nutritious beverage. Visit Milk, Love What's Real to learn about different types of real milk for you and your family.

Shopping for milk is easy peasy and every trip to the grocery store for us includes two gallons of milk into the basket.

Ingredients

• Flour
• Butter
• Pepper Jack Cheese
• Buttermilk
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt

Steps to making biscuits

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a bowl
• Add butter
• Combine butter into flour mixture by rubbing butter and flour together with your fingers

• Add cheese
• Add buttermilk
• Mix lightly with a fork, just until it comes together.
• Lightly knead dough together 10-12 times.

• Place dough on a board and form into a large circle. Pat dough to ½" thick and cut out with a round cutter.

• Place biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly greased. Brush each biscuit with buttermilk.
• Top with shredded cheese. 
• Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 15-17 minutes.

Tips for making great biscuits

• Use cold butter cut into small pieces
• Knead dough 10-12 times to finish mixing all flour into biscuits
• Pat out dough with your hands onto a board or counter
• Lightly wet hands to help prevent dough from sticking to your hands
• Push dough cutter straight into dough. Don't twist cutter or your biscuits will rise unevenly
• Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly greased
• Make certain oven is preheated to 450 degrees before adding biscuits

These cheese biscuits are perfect served with tomato soup or a bowl of macaroni and cheese and a glass of milk.  Together you have a perfect lunch or a light dinner.

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