“Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.” --Wilson Mizner

I make phenomenal cheddar-garlic biscuits.  No, really, I do.  They taste a whole stinkin' lot like Red Lobster's, but are actually way easier than the recipe that Red Lobster published.  Want it?  Okay.  Here goes.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flower
• 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 heaping tablespoon white sugar
• 1 stick chilled butter, chopped into little chunks
• 1 1/4 cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder (plus a pinch)
• 1 1/4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

1. Preheat an oven to 450° F or 230°C
2. Mix all powdered ingredients together (flower, baking powder, slat, sugar, and garlic).
3. Toss in the little chunks of butter and stir them into the dry mixture.  Don't worry about them blending, just make sure they're roughly evenly dispersed.
4. Pour in shredded cheddar cheese, and mix evenly.
5. Pour in ALL the milk, and stir until mixture is consistently sticky throughout (note: cheese and butter should still be distinguishable, but evenly dispersed).
6. On a baking stone or a greased cookie sheet spoon dollop-sized globs (or whatever size you prefer), making sure to leave room between them (they may double in width).  
7. Cook at 450° for eight minutes (for littler biscuits) or ten minutes (for larger biscuits).  Pull out of the oven when cheese is brown and bread is a dark yellow/light gold color.  

Caveats:

• I have never made these on a cookie sheet, so watch them carefully.  I only use my stone, and I know it cooks differently.
• If you have a stone, let it sit on the stone a little while after taking the stone out, to let the bottom cook more thoroughly.  Then, you should be able to lift the biscuits easily with a fork (works so much better than my spatula).
• You may want to go a little heavier on the garlic (depending on your affinity for garlic), or you may want to substitute some with seasoning salt (to give flavor without all the garlic).

And that's it.  You may have never made biscuits without Bisquik before, but this recipe is almost as easy as making regular Bisquik biscuits.  The ONLY time consuming thing is dicing the stick of butter, but it's still pretty easy.  Dicing the butter is best in this recipe, because as the butter melts, it gives that fantastic taste.  The official "authentic" Red Lobster recipe calls for you to baste the tops of Bisquik biscuits, which is honestly no fun. And yes, Red Lobster really did release that recipe themselves.  If you'd like to try it, here it is:

Dough:

• 1 1/4 lbs. Bisquik
• 3 Oz. freshly shredded cheddar cheese
• 11 Oz. cold water

Garlic Spread:

• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 teas. garlic powder
• 1/4 teas. salt
• 1/8 teas. onion powder
• 1/8 teas. dried parsley

Steps:

1. To cold water, add Bisquik and cheese, blending in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix until dough is firm.
3. Using a small scoop, place the dough on a baking pan lined with baking paper. 
4. Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. 
5. While biscuits bake, combine spread ingredients.
6. Brush baked biscuits with the garlic topping.

Told you mine was easier.