Savory Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups whole-grain pastry flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp chilled trans-fat-free margarine, cut into bits
• 12 oz. reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese (3 cups)
• 1 1/3 cups skim milk 

Makes 20 Biscuits

1. Heat the oven to 400 F. Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, thyme, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Add margarine and, using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese and toss to coat. Slowly stir in milk and mix just to combine.
3. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake until edges and tops are golden, 14-16 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

WW POINTS VALUE: 3 pts per biscut

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Parties & Holidays Cookbook. I had a craving for some kind of bread-like treat and something to go with my tomato soup and this recipe looked to delicious to pass up. These biscuits were so delicious they will put the biscuits at KFC out of business because they're light, airy and full of cheesy flavor. Once you learn how to make these biscuits, you can make any kind of cheese biscuit; different cheeses like feta, goat, any Mexican and Italian cheese and/or other herbs such as rosemary, garlic, basil and even minced jalapeno.