Garlic Butter Parmesan Herb Biscuits are easy buttermilk biscuits incorporate and topped with mouthwatering flavors from freshly grated parmesan cheese and aromatic fresh herbs.
Preheat the oven to 425° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine butter and pressed garlic in a small bowl and set aside. (You can melt the butter when biscuits are out of the oven.)
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, including Parmesan cheese and herbs, and give it a quick stir to combine.
Chop cold butter into small pieces and add it into the flour mixture. Mix on low speed until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Pour cold buttermilk into the center of the mixture and mix, still on low, until just combined and dough is sticky.
Take the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle with a little more flour on top. Knead dough 5-6 times, folding it on top of itself, and pat into a ½ inch-think circle. (Try to handle it as little or as quick as you can.)
Use a cookie cutter (about 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter) to cut out the biscuits.
Rework dough scraps into a ball (kneading it as little as possible) and shape it into a circle again. Cut out more biscuits.
Place biscuits on the baking sheet leaving about an inch in between. Brush each biscuit with garlic butter and sprinkle a little herbs and Parmesan cheese. Bake until golden on top, for about 10-13 minutes.
As soon as biscuits are out of the oven, drip some more garlic butter on top of each biscuit.
Notes
Things to Remember:
Keep fats cold, i.e. cold butter and cold buttermilk.
Do NOT over-mix the dough! Mix everything together until the dough forms, knead it just a few times, then cut the biscuits. Over mixing the dough could result in flat biscuits.
Use a cookie cutter to cut up perfectly sized, uniformed biscuits that bake evenly. If you don’t have a cookie cutter, use a narrow glass.
Make sure to slightly grease the cookie cutter.
Don’t twist the cookie cutter, just gently press it down.
Use fresh baking powder. If your baking powder is over 6 months, test it before using.