Pesto Biscuits Food

CHEESE & PESTO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cheese. In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk and pesto until blended; stir into flour mixture just until moistened., Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown., Mix melted butter and garlic; brush over biscuits. Serve warm.

PESTO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening and pesto, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch cookie or biscuit cutter. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

PESTO SAUSAGE BISCUIT BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Press each biscuit into a 4-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Spread 1/2 teaspoon pesto over top of each biscuit. Place 1 sausage link on the edge of each biscuit and roll dough around sausage. Cut each roll into 4 pieces and place on a baking sheet; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuits are golden brown and sausage is cooked, 8 to 10 minutes.

BEST EVER DROP BISCUITS (SMALL BATCH)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475 degrees.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in large bowl. Combine buttermilk and 1/4 cup melted butter in medium bowl, stirring until butter forms small clumps.
• Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir with rubber spatula until just incorporated and batter pulls away from sides of bowl.
• Using greased 1/4-cup dry measure, scoop a scant amount of batter and drop onto parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining batter, spacing biscuits about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake until tops are golden brown and crisp, 8 - 12 minutes. They can be made up ahead of time and gently re-heated in a 300 oven for 10 minutes.
• Brush biscuit tops with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Transfer to wire rack and let cool 5 minutes before serving.
• Test if baking powder is fresh: Mix 2 teaspoons of the baking powder into a cup of water. If there is an immediate reaction of foaming and fizzing, the baking powder is okay to use. If the reaction is at all delayed or weak, throw it away and buy a fresh can.

PESTO PULL-APART BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Combine olive oil and pesto. Dip biscuit pieces into pesto mixture until coated; place in an 8-inch round baking pan. Top with sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers and ripe olives., Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; return to oven, and bake until melted, about 5 minutes longer. Cut into wedges or pull apart; serve warm, with additional pesto if desired.

PESTO MOZZARELLA CHEESE BALLS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cut biscuit dough in half. Flatten dough.
• Spread a teaspoon of pesto in the center of the dough, then place a mozzarella cube on top
• Pinch the sides around the cheese so the pesto and cheese are completely encased by the dough.
• Place stuffed dough balls in a cast iron pan.
• Crush garlic and mix with melted butter.
• Brush the garlic butter over each ball. Bake for 20 minutes at 400˚F (200˚C) or until the dough is golden brown. Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

PESTO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl.
• Cut in shortening and pesto, using a pastry blender or fork.
• Stil in enough milk so that dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface.
• Knead lightly, 10 times.
• Pat or roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut with floured biscuit cutter.
• Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.