For me, no dinner is complete without some form of bread. For Thanksgiving, I thought a pile of fresh biscuits would be perfect finger-food for sopping up gravy and getting that bready fix. Plus, biscuits are awesome, especially when loaded with cheddar and chives.

These biscuits had everything you could want in a biscuit. They were tender, flaky, buttery, nicely layered, and really tasty. The butter gives a nice richness, the buttermilk a bit of tang, and the cheddar/chive combo adds a delicious, sharper flavor. And did I mention biscuits are awesome? Another flavor I strongly considered adding into the biscuits (but laziness won, so forgive me): crumbled bacon! I throw it out there for any motivated would-be biscuit makers. I made these to go with my Thanksgiving dinner.

• 4 cups flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup shredded cheddar (~4

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Posted by mike on December 6th, 2008 in Side dish

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