Cheese Swirls
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. This is a casserole topper and can be made two ways. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
Scratch Method
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
Biscuit Mix Method
- 1 cup biscuit mix, Shortcut
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
Scratch Method
- In a mixing bowl, add the first 3 ingredients and whisk together.
- Cut in the shortening with a sturdy fork until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Add the milk all at once and use the fork to mix just until the dough is mixed and balled to the fork and moves around with it.
- Place dough on a floured surface and gently kneed for 30 seconds.
- Roll dough out to a rectangle, ¼ inch thick.
- Sprinkle cheese evenly over dough.
- Roll up like a jelly roll.
- Start on one end of the roll and cut into ½ inch slices.
- Place slices, cut side down, on your hot casserole before it goes in the oven.
- Bake in a hot oven, about 220° C (425° F), for 15-20 minutes or until the biscuits are done.
Biscuit Mix Method
- In a mixing bowl, add the biscuit mix, then add the milk all at once and use the fork to mix just until the dough is mixed and balled to the fork and moves around with it.
- Now follow the Scratch Method steps from Step 4 onwards.
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