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Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

May 18, 2015 by Joy the Baker 33 Comments

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Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

I have an idea!  Spoiler alert:  it’s about biscuits.  

Actually, I’ll just keep this short and sweet.  Let’s make biscuits!  Extra savory, baked with greens and stinky cheese, served with generous amounts of soft butter.  

Our biscuit game just got tangy and spicy, aaand spinach is definitely a vegetable so these biscuits are dang-near healthy.  

It’s time.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Helllllo, ’bout to be biscuits!  

We’ve done this about a zillion times before, my favorite time being those dang Caramelized Mushroom and Onion Biscuits.  We’re at it again.  

Flour with lots of butter for flavor and flakiness.  Salt and sugar for flavor and balance.

These biscuits are packed with savory flavor:  sautéed spinach, green onions, and garlic.  

Let’s go!

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Cold butter is worked into the flour mixture.  Bits of butter.  Some big, some small.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

The egg is beaten with cold buttermilk for tangy flavor and tender texture.  ‘Bout it ’bout it.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Shaggy dough.  A little sticky and that’s just right!

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Scallions, garlic and spinach are quick sautéed and cooled.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

First with the spinach to combine lightly.  A few sweeps of the wooden spoon should incorporate it just so.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Next with the blue cheese (or feta is super nice, too).  A few more sweeps with the wooden spoon.  I’m careful not to over-mix.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

No need to knead or roll.  

I just pat the dough out on a well-floured surface.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

Round biscuits or make ’em square.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

If the dough has warmed too much… say, it’s almost summer in New Orleans or something… just shuffle the biscuits into the refrigerator before baking them.  It’s best to have the butter chilled before the biscuits hit the oven.  

Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

These are not subtle biscuits.  Not coy.  Not apologetic.  They’re light and tender but packed with zing from the blue cheese, onions, and spinach.  

These would be a fantastic savory breakfast bite with black coffee, and would also be great as a dinner roll with roasted chicken.  In other words, eat em when you want em.  These are those biscuits.  

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Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits

  • Author: Joy the Baker
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 18
  • Total Time: 33 minutes
  • Yield: 10 1x
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Ingredients

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For the spinach mixture

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and pressed
  • 1/3 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese (or feta would be a lovely substitute!)

For the biscuits

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, but into small cubes
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
  • 1 large egg, beaten for egg wash

Instructions

  1. To make the spinach mixture, in a small skillet over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the scallions and garlic and cook until translucent and just barely browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the well-drained chopped spinach and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste as well as a pinch of nutmeg. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter (using your fingers or a pastry cutter) until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Work the butter into the dry ingredients until some of the butter flakes are the size of peas and some are the size of oat flakes.
  4. In a small bowl combine egg and buttermilk and beat lightly with a fork.
  5. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg mixture all at once. Stir into a shaggy mixture.
  6. Add the cooled spinach mixture and blue cheese. Stir to combine being sure not to over mix the biscuit dough.
  7. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and pat into a 3/4-inch thick circle. Use a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter to cut biscuits. Press any dough scraps together to make a few more biscuits out of the remaining dough.
  8. Place 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet and brush lightly with egg wash. Sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper if you’d like. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm. Biscuits are best the day they’re made, and though they can be frozen and lightly reheated in the oven if you need a future treat.

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  1. HealthHappy2

    May 25, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Yes! I. Need. These. Now!

    Reply
  2. Lisa

    May 25, 2015 at 8:31 am

    They look amazing, especially for visitors who are not that fond of sweets….Love your images and descriptions so much!

    Reply
  3. Linda Shirar | A La Place Clichy

    May 23, 2015 at 9:11 am

    Ahh this looks so utterly delicious! You’ve done it again Joy! Oh and I made your Brownie Cupcakes from Homemade Decadence with the Salted Caramel Frosting for my boss’s going away party. Was an absolute hit at work! Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Ryan @ Feed by Round Pond

    May 22, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    Yum! I love savory biscuits like these. We usually do a bacon biscuit…we’ll have to try these out too.

    Reply
  5. kino_domowe

    May 22, 2015 at 5:07 am

    This is awesome! Must try this recipe some day!

    Reply
  6. Annica

    May 21, 2015 at 8:49 am

    These would go well with brunch!

    Annica
    http://www.lifemodifier.com

    Reply
  7. Natalie

    May 20, 2015 at 7:57 am

    I just made these and they’re delicious!!! I subbed white cheddar for the blue cheese (because of what I had in my fridge) and would definitely make them again! Already had one request for the recipe!

    Reply
  8. Rosie @ Notes of Bacon

    May 20, 2015 at 4:19 am

    Blue cheese in a biscuit. Now there is a winning combination if I ever heard one.

    Reply
  9. patisseriemakesperfect

    May 19, 2015 at 1:08 am

    These look so delicious and they’re not dissimilar to cheese scones, which are one of my favourite things!

    Reply
  10. Jules

    May 19, 2015 at 12:49 am

    These look amazing! And its such a easy recipe, Im totally saving this and promise to try it out soon.

    Jules.- https://thekiwidiaries.com

    Reply
  11. anna@icyvioletskitchen

    May 18, 2015 at 9:53 pm

    look at these pretty little babies! this will definitely be the preferred method at my house for getting spinach into my kids.

    Reply
  12. Sweet Tea Sweetie

    May 18, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I don’t love blue cheese, but these would be a big hit with my office.
    Kari
    http://www.sweetteasweetie.com

    Reply
  13. Heather

    May 18, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    Love this combination! Made some with Shakerag blue cheese and raw spinach a few weeks ago for Velo Coffee Roasters in Chattanooga, TN. Yours are perfectly golden and craggy I will have to try adding onions and garlic!

    Reply
  14. Jenna

    May 18, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    These look gorgeous and delicious!! Loving savory biscuits lately!

    Reply
  15. Rebecca @ DisplacedHousewife

    May 18, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Oh my god…”a dinner roll with chicken.” Sounds like perfection.

    Reply
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