Buttermilk Blue Cheese Biscuits with Walnuts and Apple Thyme Butter

Blue cheese is often made from cow’s, sheep’s, or goat’s milk and gets its distinct flavor from the mold cultures added during the aging process.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 35 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 10.

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Buttermilk Blue Cheese Biscuits with Walnuts and Apple Thyme Butter

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Appetizer, Bread, Breakfast Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 20 min Cook Time 15 min Total Time 35 mins

Servings: 12 Calories: 3000

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 2 cup All-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted butter (cold)
• 1 cup Blue cheese (crumbled)
• ¹⁄₂ cup Buttermilk
• ¹⁄₂ cup Walnuts (chopped)
• ¹⁄₂ cup Unsalted butter (softened)
• ¹⁄₂ cup Apple (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon Fresh thyme (chopped)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Stir in the blue cheese and buttermilk until just combined.
5. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for about 1 minute.
7. Roll out the dough to a 1-inch thickness and cut out biscuits using a round biscuit cutter.
8. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
10. While the biscuits are baking, prepare the apple thyme butter by combining the softened butter, chopped apple, and fresh thyme in a bowl.
11. Serve the warm biscuits with the apple thyme butter.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 250kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 15g24%

Total Carbohydrate 25g9%

Sugars 5g

Protein 5g10%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.