I stole this recipe for Pimento Cheese Biscuits from a cookbook called Add a Pinch. These easy to make drop biscuits get some extra flavor from pimentos and cheese. Basic biscuit dough dry ingredients have mayonnaise and buttermilk added. Then diced pimentos and shredded cheese are folded in. The dough is dropped onto a baking sheet by the spoonful. After baking, these cheese and sweet pepper biscuits make a great addition to any meal.
Did you know? The flesh of a pimiento (Spanish for pepper) is sweet, succulent and more aromatic pepper than that of the red bell pepper. Canned and bottled pimientos are available year-round and are most commonly seen as the red stuffing found in a green olive.¹ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)
Preheat oven to 475 F. Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups self-rising flour, ½ tsp ground black pepper and ¼ tsp cayenne pepper.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add 3 tbsp mayonnaise and 1 cup buttermilk.
Stir in the mayo and buttermilk until the dough just comes together.
Fold in 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese and ¼ cup diced and drained pimentos.
Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Brush with 1 tbsp melted butter and serve warm.
Pimento Cheese Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup diced pimentos drained
- 1 tbsp salted butter melted for brushing
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 475 F. Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with oil.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Stir in the mayo and buttermilk until the dough just comes together. Fold in the cheese and pimentos. Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Brush with melted butter and serve warm.
Recipe Notes
If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can make it yourself. For every 1 cup of self-rising flour, you need 1 cup AP flour + 1 tsp baking soda + ½ tsp salt + ¼ tsp baking soda.