North Carolina Cheese Biscuits

Name: North Carolina Cheese Biscuits
Yield: Makes 6 biscuits
Ingredients: 8 ounces yellow, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups); 3 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour, divided; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces and chilled, plus 2 tablespoons melted; 1 1/2 cups, buttermilk

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2017, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cheese

Quick Breads

SEASON 13

What makes a better biscuit? In some parts of the Tar Heel State, cheese.

SERVESMakes 6 biscuits

TIME1 hour

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The biscuits found in the region around Rocky Mount, North Carolina, are “big as a cat’s head” and stuffed with molten, gooey hoop cheese, a yellow cheese common in the area. This recipe is inspired by the versions we tried at Flo's Kitchen...

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