Growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of fast food, but I do remember a few occasions when my dad would pick up KFC on his way home from work. The thing is, I don’t remember anything about those meals except for the biscuits. Buttery, flakey and light… they were so good.
It has been a long time since I had one of those biscuits. I only eat fast food in acts of road-trip desperation, and even then my selections are limited to the standard but gross grilled chicken sandwich/salad options. Blech.
And beyond that, biscuits have made very few appearances in my life. Usually I save my butter-laden indulgences for cookies, cake, ice cream, etc. Biscuits just take a backseat to my sweet tooth. So when this week’s recipe selection for the Joy the Baker Cookbook Spotlight and Cook-Off included these whole wheat biscuits, I jumped at the chance to relive my childhood food memories in a slightly healthier and more grown-up way. Win.
Whole Wheat Honey & Goat Cheese Drop Biscuits
Source: Joy the Baker Cookbook
Makes 8 to 12 biscuits depending on size
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes plus 2 tablespoons for pan
4 tablespoons soft crumbled goat cheese
1 cup buttermilk, cold
2 tablespoons honey
Move rack into upper third of oven; place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet on rack and pre-heat oven to 400 degrees (you want the skillet to be hot)
In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients
Use your fingers to incorporate butter and cheese into dry ingredients until most of the flour is in small chunks; form a well in center of ingredients and and set aside
Whisk together buttermilk and honey until somewhat combined; pour mixture into the well of the flour mixture and combine with a fork until all of the flour mixture is wet; set dough aside
Remove skillet from oven and coat with one tablespoon of butter
Drop 4-6 scoops of dough into batter using a large cookie dough scoop or ice cream scoop (about 1/4 cup each); make sure to leave a about an inch between each drop of dough
Place skillet back in oven and bake 14-16 minutes or until golden brown and lightly firm
Carefully remove cooked biscuits from skillet with tongs and set aside; repeat process with remaining butter and dough
Serve warm with honey; biscuits are best stored immediately but will last up to three days well-wrapped at room temperature
This post is part of the Joy the Baker Cookbook Spotlight and Cook-Off sponsored by Hyperion and hosted at girlichef. I received a free copy of the Joy the Baker Cookbook but all opinions expressed are my own.
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I didn’t even know KFC has biscuits! hehe. I recently ate some biscuits at Sweet Cheeks (a BBQ place here in Boston) and I fell in love with them. Still haven’t made biscuits myself yet though! These look delicious.
You should try it, they were surprisingly easy to make!
Nice and wonderful cookies with the few ingredients going into making it.
Oh these sound so delicious! I can’t wait to get my hands on Joy’s book!
Yum! I love goat cheese and whole wheat would limit the guilt!
You had me at goat cheese and honey! I am making some bruschetta tonight with these ingredients as I love the sweet and salty flavors. These biscuits…wow. Just wow. I think they’re my favorite new biscuit and I haven’t even tried them yet!
Oh, your bruschetta sounds delicious!
This is like me and Popeyes! I used to go there with my grandparents every now and then and the thing I remember most are the biscuits. Great recipe!!
I never had Popeyes anything, I bet their biscuits were just as buttery and good!
There is no better flavor combination than goat cheese and honey. Holy yum!!!!
Joy is seriously a genius!! I love everything about that woman – she’s smart, quirky and makes some of the best food I’ve ever seen!! And I must say, I think you’ve done her recipe justice – - it looks magnificent
I completely agree on all levels! And thank you.
I so rarely make biscuits, but seeing these makes me want to find a reason.
Oooh, I love biscuits. I really can’t resist them. These look delicious – I love that they’re whole wheat
These look amazing, Lauren! I love the combination!
I have never made whole wheat biscuits, but this looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing
Yummy! Healthy with the whole wheat. Delicious with the honey and goat cheese. I always loved the mash potatoes from KFC. Now I cannot even drive by it without cringing.
Haha, I am so glad my tastes have grown up:-)
A goat cheese biscuit gets my vote. Cannot thing of anything that would please more – that tang and all that honey goodness.
I feel the same way about the biscuits from Popeyes! These look so delicious and healthy to boot. But it’s really the honey that wins me over.
Apparently I missed out on Popeyes as a kid!
I love biscuits! These look amazing! I have the same memories of KFC as a kid. My Dad hated it, but every once in awhile we would get it, and all I remember is the biscuits!
So funny, who knew they were so popular?!
Goat Cheese in biscuits is my favorite! How exciting you got the Joy The Baker Cookbook! Are you in love with it?!
I really am, I keep re-reading the book and finding more recipes I NEED to try:-)
I’m not gonna lie…the biscuits were my favorite thing at KFC when I was little, too. Well, those and the mashed potatoes & gravy. Ugh. Anyway, these are definitely a more grown-up biscuit! Yours look like they turned out good
Thanks, Heather! I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one with that biscuit love.
For me it was the biscuits at Popeye’s. Thought I’m pretty sure that they have some ingredient in them that I can’t eat now that I’m veg. But they were seriously good.
I’m pretty sure I’d like these better…whole wheat AND they have goat cheese? Win/win.
I don’t think I want to know what is/was in the KFC and Popeye’s biscuits. Although I am intrigued by Popeye’s since I never tried them…
I’ve never had whole wheat biscuits but these look delish with the honey on top!
What the what? Goat cheese drop biscuits?! YUM!
And win you did, KFC better look out!
wow, these sound amazing! and truly original, haven’t seen anything like this before….goat cheese and honey, yummm
Look yummy!
I thought these biscuits were easy to make and very delicious. I even made little sandwiches out of them the next day. Honey is the perfect topping when they are fresh out of the oven.
i made the biscuits too! i think this recipe is a home run….love your styling and presentation
Glad you liked them–your enthusiasm really comes through! I was surprised by the texture since they are made with wheat flour. usually when I bake with wheat four, what I’m making ends up heavy and dense.