Asiago-Black Pepper Drop Biscuits

Best eaten hot/same day. From CookingLight.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Yields: 8 biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour (about 5 1/2 ounces)
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1⁄2 cup  grated fresh asiago cheese (2 ounces)
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
•  cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese; toss well to combine. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist. (If too dry add another tablespoon buttermilk.) Drop dough into 8 equal mounds on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake at 450° for 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.