one day hubby gets an organic handmade cheddar cheese from a shop. the cheese is pure vegetarian and smells so different than regular cheddar cheese. he tastes it and does not like the taste…
trouble for me as i have stopped eating cheese and hubby won’t have it now. i cannot let go the whole cheese block go waste. considering one block of organic cheese costs a lot of money. i also cannot add the cheese to his sandwiches or toast.
so i think and think and decide to make these savory whole wheat cheddar cheese biscuits.
am sure if i make anything else with the cheese like bread or croissants or anything… i know it will be just lying in the fridge..
fortunately for me, the biscuits had a wonderful cheesy aroma much different than the original handmade cheese and the hubby ate them nicely without making any faces.
the taste and aroma of a handmade cheese is way different from regular cheese and no animal products like renin are used to culture the cheese.
the vegetarian cheese are cultured with vegetable enzymes. so always check for the details on a packet before buying cheese.
these biscuits tastes like cheese straws and are a different type altogether than my earlier post on cheese biscuits. the old post was the american style cheese biscuits where the biscuits are not crisp but soft like bread.
i have adapted the recipe from my recipe notes and the same recipe with another variation is already on the cheese straws post.
i made a few cheese straws and many biscuits from the dough. they were a bit spicy with lots of red chili powder and black pepper powder.
crisp, buttery and smooth biscuits make a ideal option with tea or coffee. great for kids as well if you reduce the amount of red chili powder and pepper.
once baked and they are cooled, then store them in an air-tight box or container.
You might also like to try these cheese recipes:
1. Cheese Straws
2. Corn Cheese Toast
3. Mushroom Cheese Omelette
4. Bread Pakoras with Cheese Recipe
5. Quick Bread Tartlets with Potato and Cheese
so here are the recipe details for whole wheat cheddar cheese biscuits:
ingredients
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1.5 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped cold butter
- 1/4 or 1/2 cup cold milk
- 1 tsp red chili powder or cayenne pepper(reduce the amount for less heat)
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- salt as required
method:
- sift the flour with salt.
- add the red chili powder and crushed black pepper.
- mix well.
- now add the butter to the flour and with knife cut the butter into the flour.
- rub with fingertips to make a breadcrumb like mixture with the flour and butter.
- add grated cheese and milk and gently form a smooth dough.
- don't overknead.
- make some balls from the dough and roll on a board with some dusted flour about half an inch.
- with a cookie cutter, cut the biscuits.
- you can also make straws. just that the dough breaks when making straws, but still i made some.
- place these cookies on a greased baking tray.
- bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees C for 15-20 minutes or till crisp and well browned.
- remove the biscuits from the pan and place them on a wire rack till they cool.
- have these biscuits warm or store them in an air-tight box.
my notes
for making this for kids, just reduce the amount of spices or you can do away totally with the spices.
to make indian spiced biscuits, just add some cumin and carom seeds to the biscuits.
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Thank you for posting this recipe.Can cheddar cheese be substituted with some other cheese that is easily available or can we omit the cheese in the recipe and bake the biscuits with the remaining ingredients?
dear ashwini, cheddar cheese can be substituted for any cheese. i won’t suggest omitting the cheese as it an important ingredient in the recipe. baking without cheese, would mean altering the proportions of the ingredients which i would not recommend.
Healthy biscuits…I am sure the whole house should have smelled great while baking this…As always beautiful clicks…
yum pictures; looks great
wow.. delicious and crispy biscuits… will try this soon… thanks for sharing…
They look yummy cheddar cheese is also lying in my fridge will put them to some optimum use soon
great clicks my hubby is also fussy!
Oh they look so good… Bookmarking this
Sowmya
Looks absolutely delicious…very tempting biscuits!!
I have a small piece of cheddar cheese which needs to be used up asap and I am making this tomorrow! Looks beautiful.
super delicious
I don’t know why men are so fussy about food. If it tastes good, I eat it happily. But anyway, I guess, in the bargain, you came up with a great biscuit! They look super.
even i wonder – why men are so fussy about food. me too, even if some dish even tastes ok, i have it.
biscuits with wheat flour itself is a good healthy choice! Like!