Almost-Famous Cheddar Biscuits
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By Food Network.com
Almost-Famous Cheddar Biscuits
Instructions
Cook:25min
If you could travel back in time to visit the original Red Lobster restaurant when it opened in Lakeland, FL, in 1968, you’d barely recognize the place: There were few seaside motifs, no popcorn shrimp, and, most shocking, there weren’t any Cheddar Bay Biscuits in the breadbasket. The now-famous freebies were introduced decades later, in 1991, replacing plain old garlic bread. Today, diners at the chain’s 680 locations consume more than 7 million of the warm, cheesy biscuits every week, yet readers like Curtis Swineford, from Middleburg, PA, still can’t get enough of them. He wrote to us asking for the recipe, so we called the restaurant’s Orlando, FL, headquarters to get it — with no luck. Undeterred, Food Network Kitchens developed these spot-on copies.
Updated at: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 04:48:40 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
69
High
Glycemic Load
11
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories228.4 kcal (11%)
Total Fat15.6 g (22%)
Carbs16.5 g (6%)
Sugars1.7 g (2%)
Protein5.7 g (11%)
Sodium270.5 mg (14%)
Fiber0.5 g (2%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings
![Cooking spray](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764891/graph/fooddb/6ee0bba2904bf4657fbc05e5a4a8cdb0.jpg)
cooking spray
![1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550763188/graph/fooddb/f9fbc23db97a0b2cbd8e99dff7f851f1.jpg)
1 ¾ cupsall-purpose flour
![1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons baking powder](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764996/graph/fooddb/acdc454453584ad10b4b0e2cd409e4a8.jpg)
1 tablespoonbaking powder
plus 2 teaspoons
![2 1/2 teaspoons sugar](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764474/graph/fooddb/8ab54da1c6a383089a141abae748db2d.jpg)
2 ½ teaspoonssugar
![1/4 teaspoon salt](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765002/graph/fooddb/eb238db694872ac4ebb19f67029d0f81.jpg)
¼ teaspoonsalt
![3 tablespoons vegetable shortening, at room temperature](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764665/graph/fooddb/2c38c3bded444e4bfce2b049ec665d04.jpg)
3 tablespoonsvegetable shortening
at room temperature
![4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
4 tablespoonsunsalted butter
cold, cut into 1/2 - inch pieces
![6 ounces grated yellow cheddar cheese (about 1 1/4 cups)](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1572901907/custom_upload/00206ac1e29b94272a675974cb167d17.jpg)
6 ouncesgrated yellow cheddar cheese
![3/4 cup whole milk](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550765005/graph/fooddb/8721f905582c6b73ce958f258b0c988e.jpg)
¾ cupwhole milk
![3 tablespoons unsalted butter](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764614/graph/fooddb/dc62ec09ec93bf4710f1c4fbba9020cf.jpg)
3 tablespoonsunsalted butter
![1 clove garlic, smashed](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764463/graph/fooddb/fb90ea8fbd3e81005fc22ada2c8ddd1f.jpg)
1clove garlic
smashed
![1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley](https://art.whisk.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,h_48,w_48,c_fill,dpr_2.0/v1550764930/graph/fooddb/a25b96a41e072d31fb758e3fe9558b71.jpg)
1 teaspoonfresh parsley
chopped
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