Fontina Chive Biscuits
Loaded with fresh chives and fontina cheese, these tender biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to your holiday meal.
This post is sponsored by Stella® Cheese but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
These Fontina Chive Biscuits are going to revamp your holiday entertaining. They are soft, tender, and moist. The flavors are perfectly balanced – savory, salty, buttery, and rich.
Fontina Chive Biscuits are made in the food processor with simple ingredients like flour, butter, cheddar cheese, fontina, chives, and buttermilk. I used Stella® Fontina Cheese which adds a gourmet touch to the biscuits.
Stella® Fontina Cheese makes these biscuits rich and soft, just like a biscuit should be. This recipe is perfect for holiday dinners. They’re easy, quick, and a total crowd pleaser!
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Fontina Chive Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp cold butter cut into cubes
- 10 oz fontina shredded (about 2 cups)
- 5 oz cheddar cheese shredded (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup chives chopped
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 egg beaten
- flaked sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add flours, baking powder, and salt to food processor and pulse 2-3 times to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture is a sand-like consistency. Add fontina, cheddar cheese, and chives and pulse to combine. Slowly add buttermilk and pulse until dough forms.
- Transfer dough to a floured surface and shape into a 2-inch thick rectangle. Cut into squares or desired shape. Place biscuits onto parchment lined baking sheet, brush the tops with the beaten egg, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
