Parmesan-Basil Biscuits

Submitted by Nimz_

"This is another recipe that was in the 2008 Weight Watchers cookbook that I've played around with. These are good leftover toasted."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 8 biscuits

ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1⁄3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded fresh parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a bowl.
3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Stir in 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese and basil.
5. Add buttermilk, stirring just until moist.
6. Spoon dough evenly into 8 mounds on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
7. Lightly coat tops of biscuits with cooking spray (I used a butter flavored spray) and sprinkle with finely shredded Parmesan cheese.
8. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
9. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Chef1MOM-Connie]

Nimz- if I could do 10 stars I would! Thjese are great! So easy to put together and fast out of te oven. I scaled the recipe to 1/2 asthere is only DH and I. Perfection! Each bite gave you a bit of the "mmmm mmmmm's" DH is not a huge bread eater and he gobbled 2 of them. Great testament to your recipe. Tonight I am going to try this recipe with cheddar cheese.

 

[noway]

These were the best biscuits I have tried yet......very light and fluffy! I will definitely make these again, thanks for posting!

 

[Driena]

Oh My GOSH!!!! These were incredible. I made them almost exactly as written (only used 1/2 tsp dried basil). It was so good. I ate half the batch before they could even cool last night. I coudn't ask for an easier, tastier recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[ceruleanseven]

Parmesan-Basil biscuits, where have you been?! I really like these. A lot. I didn't add garlic, but I like the idea, so I might try it next time. Definitely use fresh basil. I did the lemon juice/milk trick instead of buttermilk, and served them with Recipe #12867. I did end up baking them 16 minutes, but that's probalby because I'm high altitude (7200 ft). I'm definitely making these again!

 

[Janni402]

Loved thes biscuits. So light & tender, the texture was perfect. I loved the savory flavor from the basil. I made the dough in the food processor which was nice & simple. My only issue was I only got 4 biscuits... as you can see by the photo, maybe I made them too big! This one is a recipe box staple. Thanks, Nimz!