The secret to the flakiest, fluffiest buttermilk Gruyère, Onion & Pepper Biscuits is cold ingredients and a quick layering process. Once formed, our shaggy dough is swiftly quartered and stacked, creating unmistakable layers that lead to tall and flaky biscuits. In this savory recipe, nutty Gruyère cheese, dried minced onion, and spicy black pepper take biscuits to all-new heights.
Gruyère, Onion & Pepper Biscuits
Makes 16 biscuits
Ingredients
- 4 cups (500 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (24 grams) granulated sugar
- 1½ tablespoons (22.5 grams) baking powder
- 4 teaspoons (12 grams) kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon (8 grams) dried minced onion
- 1½ teaspoons (3 grams) ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking soda
- 1 cup (227 grams) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1⅓ cups (151 grams) shredded Gruyère cheese, divided
- 1½ cups (360 grams) cold whole buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon (14 grams) unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, onion, pepper, and baking soda. Add cold butter, and toss to coat. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly and butter is pea-size. Stir in 1 cup (113 grams) cheese. Add cold buttermilk, and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and pat into a 9-inch square (about 1 inch thick). (Dough will be crumbly.) Using a bench scraper, cut dough in quarters. Stack quarters, and pat or roll into a 9-inch square. Repeat procedure twice. Using a knife or bench scraper dipped in flour, cut dough into 16 (2¼-inch) squares. Place at least ½ inch apart on prepared pan. Freeze for 15 minutes.
- Brush tops of dough with melted butter, and sprinkle with remaining ⅓ cup (38 grams) cheese.
- Bake until golden brown, 16 to 18 minutes. Serve hot.
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I made the GRUYÈRE, ONION & PEPPER BISCUITS 2 weeks ago. They are now my wife and my favorite biscuits.
Wonderful biscuits. Quick and easy.
Can these be made ahead of time and if I wanted can I leave out the cheese
Hi Fran,
Thank you so much for your questions!
These biscuits can absolutely be made ahead of time. We recommend making them through step 3, then transferring the frozen biscuits to an airtight container or freezer bag and storing them in the freezer until you’re ready to bake them. You’ll probably have to add about 5 to 10 minutes to your bake time, but the biscuits are perfectly fine to bake from frozen (no thawing required!). Also, you can absolutely omit the cheese in this recipe and you’ll still get delicious, flaky biscuits.
Hope this helps, and happy baking!
These were gorgeous and super tasty. I reduced the amount of pepper by a little to appease my young one, but loved them otherwise. I also halved the recipe and that worked perfect. I can see this also working nicely with an aged cheddar instead of gruyere and will try that next time.
We are so glad you enjoyed it. If you try it with cheddar, let us know how it goes! Happy Baking!