I posted about these amazingly delicious biscuits in September, but the post isn’t very complete, I didn’t give you my actual recipe, and the picture is somewhat lacking. So I decided to take pictures when I made them last weekend and give you a play-by-play with photos.
So here’s the copycat recipe for Cheddar Bay Biscuits (I think that’s what they’re called at Red Lobster, yes?)
(One note, I doubled the recipe, so the pictures show twice as much stuff as what I’m telling you.)
Set your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a cooking sheet with nonstick spray.
Dump into a bowl: 2 cups of buttermilk biscuit mix (like Bisquick or Jiffy mix), 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
Stir everything together.
Pour in about 2/3 cups of milk. Stir until combined.
It gets pretty thick, and you can add a little more milk if you need to. But don’t add too much, otherwise it’ll get really sticky. See how my spoon is standing up straight by itself? I decided it would be easier to doff my rings…
And get my hands a little dirty. Hey… it works. And my hands were clean, I promise.
OK, now wash your hands and use the two-spoon method to drop lumps of the dough onto your cookie sheet.
Don’t they look nice, all lined up ready to be baked?
Stick them in the oven and set the timer to 10 minutes. Now, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter and stir in 2 teaspoons of oregano and 1 teaspoon of garlic salt.
When the timer goes off (10 minutes, remember?) brush some of the butter mixture over each biscuit. Then, pop them back into the oven for another 5-6 minutes.
Or until they’re lightly browned. If you’d like, you can brush them with the garlic-herb butter again and let it soak in before you serve them.
If you’re having people over, you’d better double the recipe. These will get snatched up like hotcakes. Or, you know, like… cheesy garlic biscuits.
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I just tried this recipe and they were amazing! Thanks so much for it!
AWESOME!
I just got finished making these…they were very tasty! although next time i will most liekly be using more garlic powder cause theyre just wasnt enough for my taste(I LOVE GARLIC)
Thanks for sharing this recipe hunny!
This biscuit is the Only reason I would want to go to Red Lobster restaurant every once in a blue moon! I love the biscuit and I always greedily ask for a “to go” bag with a couples of buiscuits!!!
I definitely need to try this at home sometimes! Thanks for the wonderful pictorial step-by-step instructions!
yum those look awesome, i should try that!
You should try those!
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Glad you like them!
Those biscuits are perfect! I think they tase super!
that ring is beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
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and the biscuits looks tasty.
but I mean it, awesome ring.
Haha, no but that's a good idea.
He's a fantastic helper and knows to take a million shots so that at least a few will be usable.
Sometimes when I need “action shots” I ask my husband to help me take pictures.
How did you take those pictures? Did you tape a webcam to your head?
I just tried these and they taste JUST LIKE the ones at red lobster! Couldnt be more pleased with them
thank you for posting!!
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Glad you like them! You are so welcome.
I love these!
Thank you for posting the recipe. i can’t wait to make them with my next dinner!
Arenda, the recipe should make about 12 biscuits. And I would recommend using parchment paper rather than greasing a cookie sheet. I made them tonight and it’s hard to keep away from them – they are addictive!!
I just went to the Red Lobster website and they have apparently noticed that none of the “guesses” of the recipe on the web have added baking soda to which they recommend doing so. And I don’t believe that oregano is correct, it’s parsley.
I read through the comments, but no one seems to ask this. How many does the recipe you used make?
I made these tonight – great recipe! I think I may need to adjust for the oven I used though. They came out a tad dry, a bit undercooked in the middle and a little overdone on the bottom. But wonderful flavor…delicious midnight snack
I will be making these today> Thanks for the recipe.
These look freaking delicious! Thank you so much for sharing, no longer do I have to go to Red Lobster when I crave these biscuits. I could probably make 12 batches for what a dinner at Red Lobster would cost!
How much do you want for your ring? Or where can I find one like it?
I just tried the biscuits and yum, yum, yum!!!! Thanks so much for sharing and I’m serious about the ring!!!!!!
I found your website last night and just finished making these yummy biscuits! My husband is in heaven! They were great!
I just used your recipe and made these biscuits and they are soooo good. I enjoyed your pictures and the instructions were so easy to follow. I’m going to surprise my husband with these and some crab legs, salmon and fresh corn. I bet he’ll appreciate every last bite!! Thanks for the recipe!
many thanks
regards
sinisa
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Sinisa, I found this recipe for the biscuit mix on another website by googling:
8 cups flour
1 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
1/4 cup baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups shortening
Combine flour, milk, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. Store in tightly closed container in cool place.
I hope that helps!
Please, what is inside of that buttermilk biscuit mix. I am in Croatia and here is very unusual to make food with pre-prepared mix. Many thanks.
These were great loved them! Great Recipe
…it’s not oregano, or parsley, it’s powdered RANCH DRESSING! You mix it in with the butter.
beautiful rings!
mandy- you are probably at a different altitude. I’ve moved around a bit and noticed that i have to alter recipes a little for different altitudes. i would try cooking them at a lower temp. not too much though.
Ahh! These look absolutely delicious! Great recipe!
Those look so yummy. Seriously sinful. I gotta make some.
Great recipe! Can’t wait to try it :O)
When I worked at Red Lobster, the recipe was one bag of biscuit mix, one bag of pre-portioned cheese and one container of water
I wouldn’t be surprised if the mix had dried milk in it, though. I’d imagine the contents of the bag was something like biscuit mix, garlic powed and dried milk. It also looks like you used a bit too much cheese in the mix. They do use the finely shredded variety in the recipe.
1. Put all ingredients into bowl. Mix it, but not too well. Your picture looked about right before you went hands on it.
2. Fill up the sheet. At RL we’d use a potato scoop as mentioned above to get consistent biscuit sizes.
3. Put them in a Convection Oven for about 3 minutes and then turn and cook three more minutes.
4. Brush each biscuit w/ a mix of Butter, Parsley and Garlic, also known as Scampi Sauce w/o the White Wine.
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Mandy, I have no clue… did you change the recipe at all? Every time I’ve made these, dry is the LAST word I’d use to describe them.
Are you sure your oven’s thermostat is correct? Maybe it reads one temperature but it’s actually hotter than that… I’m really not sure.
i made these tonight and they came out very dry- any clues on what i may have done wrong? thanks!
Has anyone tried freezing these? I often like to cook ahead and freeze.
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Derek, sometimes I’ll call my husband in to take pictures for me… he puts his arms over my shoulders and holds the camera that way. HAHA.
They look delicious. But how did you take a picture of both of your own hands. Lol.
some advice for those wanting them to come out like RL biscuits, use a potato scoop, you know the things that look like ice cream scoops with the scraper.
Thanks for posting this, I’m making these for thanksgiving!
Thank you so much! This was so easy and cheap — even for a college kid! They were a huge hit for all of my friends, and they’re GREAT with chili
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Yup, Brian. Check out http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doff
1. To remove a hat as a greeting or mark of respect.
2. To remove or take off, especially of clothing.
I made these to the letter and let me say Thank You. They are great! Exactly like Red Lobster’s.
This is a great little recipe that is perfect for a cooking neophyte such as myself! I’m now off to market to buy some Bisquik mix!
Is “doff” really the opposite of “don”? Sounds made up.
These were SOOOOOOO quick and easy to make! They filled the house w/a warm garlicky smell! And they tasted BETTER than Red Lobsters! Thanks so much for the recipe!!
I’d like to know where you got such a beautiful celtic ring.
I’ve never had these before, but they sound really good! I’ll definitely be making some.
Hi!
I’ve been dying to try this recipe and decided to leave it for my Thanksgiving feast. Only problem is, now that I’m shopping for ingredients, I can’t find Buttermilk Biscuit Mix anywhere in San Francisco. How could this be?!?!?! It’s the oddest thing I’ve ever experienced. al;kldjff;lakdf so frustrating. I mean, I could make the mix from scratch, but getting a bunch of ingredients to make an ingredient just doesn’t sound reasonable to me. Bah
They do look incredible though!!! Excellent work
These look incredible, and so easy! And what a beautiful ring! I love the gaelic knot design!
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Thankies! I was putting the garlic in with the dough and kept wondering why they tasted nasty.
Butter + Garlic = No burnt garlic tasting biscuits…duh. I’m a genius sometimes.
Thanks again!
I am so going to try make these. Hubby loves RL’s biscuits. Thanks for sharing!
Just what I needed… fantastic cheddar biscuits IN MY HOUSE!