These Almond Flour Biscuits are made using just 6 ingredients along with a flavorful seasoning to create a flaky, cheesy biscuit that's buttery in taste. If you love Red lobster cheddar bay biscuits, this is recipe for you. Irresistibly good!
I wanted an easy light, flaky, tender and buttery almond flour biscuit but without any folding and shaping. Red Lobster's cheddar bay biscuits was the answer!
No Red Lobster meal is complete without a side of the ultra famous warm, cheesy baked starter. They are complimentary and brought to every table. Some patrons go to Red Lobster solely for those lighter than air, cheesy garlic butter biscuits.
These aren't your classic rolled cream biscuits; instead, they're Southern-style drop biscuits. Drop biscuits have a wetter dough with more liquid, so they don’t rise as much and have a coarser texture and appearance. If you’re a fan of this style, you might also enjoy our buttermilk drop biscuits.
Fun fact: They were supposedly first introduced as 'Freshly baked, hot cheese garlic bread', the name was later changed to "Cheddar Bay" to reflect the seaside atmosphere of Red Lobster restaurants.
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Why you'll love it?
- Ready in about 30 minutes to make from scratch, including baking time.
- Gluten-free and low-carb
- Tastes like cheddar bay biscuits
- Small batch recipe
- Finely shredded cheddar enhances texture, color, and flavor.
Mild, medium or sharp cheddar
Medium cheddar is the ideal choice, offering a bold, distinct flavor that perfectly complements the buttery, garlicky biscuit base. If you prefer a milder taste, mild cheddar works well, while sharp cheddar provides the most vibrant flavor, though it can sometimes overpower the taste of almond flour. For the best texture and melt, always shred your own cheese rather than using pre-shredded, as it melts more evenly and gives a richer finish.
How to make almond flour biscuits?
You can find full printable recipe below, but here is a quick overview of the procedure along with step-by-step photos.
1. Mix almond flour, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, dried parsley and cayenne together until they are fully combined.
2. Mix an egg, milk and 1 tablespoon melted butter together in a small bowl.
3 & 4. Mix this mixture with the dry ingredients, until it just comes together. Stir in cheddar cheese.
5,6 & 7. Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Using the bottom a measuring cup or the back of a spoon, flatten the tops lightly and the smooth the rough edges to make them look more evenly rounded.
8. Bake at 350 degree for about 25 minutes or until the tops are golden. Remove pan from oven and immediately brush garlic-herb-butter on all sides.
👩🍳 The almond flour biscuits are baked at two different temperatures. The moderately high heat will kick start the baking process and make sure that they gets a nice lift, and then the medium heat will cook it all the way through.
Tip: Brush garlic butter when piping hot! This will ensure that the buttery flavor seeps, and also makes it softer.
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Storage and Reheating instructions
Leftovers can be stored at room temperature, refrigerator or freezer.
- Room temperature - Keep leftovers in an airtight container or freezer bag at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Refrigerator - Refrigerate in a sealed container for 4 to 5 days.
- Freezer - Freeze them in freezer safe ziplock bag for up to 2 months.
Reheat
- From room temperature - Microwave for few seconds, preheated 400 degree oven for 2-3 minutes or preheated 400 degree air fryer for 1 minutes.
- Refrigerated biscuits - Microwave for 10 seconds, preheated 400 degree oven for 3 to 4 minutes or preheated 400 degree air fryer for 2 minutes.
- From frozen - Microwave for 20 - 30 seconds, preheated 400 degree oven for 6 to 7 minutes or preheated 400 degree air fryer for 3 to 4 minutes.
Recipe tips
- Use a cookie scoop - The dough is too sticky to shape by hand. Treat them as drop biscuits and use an ice cream scoop to drop on the baking sheet, as shown in the photo and in the video.
- Move the biscuits closer together, so the edges touch. This will make the biscuits nice and fluffy. If they are separated then the edges will be crispy because they will be exposed to heat.
- Make 12 biscuits - Simply double the recipe to make 12 ones.
- Don't let them brown too much - Make sure to remove when they are golden in color, so they'll turn crispy and not as tender.
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Almond Flour Biscuits
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup almond flour, super fine super fine
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper powder
Wet ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon melted butter cooled to lukewarm
- ½ cup shredded medium cheddar cheese slightly packed
Herb butter
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches garlic powder
- 2 pinches dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all dry ingredients into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
- Break egg into a small bowl and whisk with a fork to combine. Add this along with milk and 1 tablespoon melted butter to the mixed dry ingredients and mix with a spoon until the dough comes together.
- Stir in cheddar cheese, until evenly mixed.
- Using a large ice cream scoop (or about ¼ cup measuring), drop 6 scoops of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Using the back of spoon or measuring cup, flatten the tops (don't press too much or they'll turn thin). Optional step - Adjust the sides with a spoon to make them more smootherMove the biscuits closer together, so the edges touch. This will make the biscuits nice and fluffy. If they are separated then the edges will be crispy because they will be exposed to heat.
- Place baking pan in the oven, immediately reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake about 24-25 minutes, or until the tops are golden.Tip - Don't let them brown too much. Make sure to remove when they are golden in color, so they'll be tender and not crispy.
- During the last few minutes of baking, make herb butter by mixing all herb butter ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Remove baking from oven and place on a wire rack and immediately brush herb butter on tops and sides.Tip: Brush garlic butter when piping hot! This will ensure that the buttery flavor seeps, and also makes it softer.
Notes
Nutrition
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