Copy Cat Recipe: Red Lobsters Cheddar Bay Biscuits (2024)

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What makes cheddar bay biscuits so good? ›

Brush the biscuits with melted, herby butter. Ooooh yeah. If there's a “secret” to why cheddar bay biscuits are so good, it's this—they're dripping with butter, both in the dough and on top.

If you want more richness in your Red Lobster Cheddar biscuits, substitute milk or buttermilk for the water and top with more butter. Add 1 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning for an extra flavor touch.

Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits still available in stores amid location closures, bankruptcy. Some Red Lobster restaurant locations may be closing, but have no fear – the cheddar bay biscuits are still available to purchase at grocery stores.

Just as important as the fat is the liquid used to make your biscuits. Our Buttermilk Biscuit recipe offers the choice of using milk or buttermilk. Buttermilk is known for making biscuits tender and adding a zippy tang, so we used that for this test.

Use Cold Butter for Biscuits

When the biscuit bakes, the butter will melt, releasing steam and creating pockets of air. This makes the biscuits airy and flaky on the inside. We default to our Land O Lakes® Salted Butter when baking biscuits.

The demand for the treats became so massive that Red Lobster started offering them as menu appetizers. The restaurant initially sold hush puppies, and it wasn't a hit with patrons, leading to the creation of the tasty biscuits, originally called "freshly baked, hot cheese garlic bread."

INGREDIENTS: Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm and Soybean Oil, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, Honey Powder, Buttermilk, Ascorbic Acid, Enzymes.

Contains a high level of saturated fat

Saturated fat is not an essential nutrient and with increasing intakes there is a increased risk of coronary heart disease (IOM 2005a; USDA and DHHS 2010). For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL.

Cheddar biscuits may be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days depending on the humidity of your kitchen. For longer storage, place leftover biscuits in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for 4-5 days or in the freezer for up to 1-2 months.

The best side dishes to serve with Cheddar Bay Biscuits are scrambled eggs, pulled pork, bacon, gravy, chicken pot pie, clam chowder, grilled cheese sandwich, shepherd's pie, fried chicken, and lobster bisque Do you agree?

Can I freeze Red Lobster cheddar biscuits? ›

To Store: Keep at room temperature for up 3 days in an air-tight container. To Freeze: Individually wrap each baked biscuit in plastic wrap. Place inside of a freezer-safe container or freezer bag for up to 1 month. To Reheat: Cook in the microwave for 20 seconds or in the oven at 350°F for 5-6 minutes.

If you have never been to Red Lobster, then you might not know about the magic that is a Cheddar Bay biscuit. The biscuits at Red Lobster are packed with cheddar cheese and have a garlicky, buttery top. They are served warm, and the cheesy, garlicky, buttery goodness in a fluffy biscuit is impossible to stop eating.

Use good butter and dairy

Because biscuit recipes call for so few ingredients, it's important that every one is high quality—you'll really taste the difference. Catherine recommends splurging a bit on a grass-fed butter or European-style butter (now's the time to reach for Kerrygold!).

The invention of Cheddar Bay Biscuits in 1992 is credited to Kurt Hankins, then-head of Red Lobster's culinary development team, writes food enthusiast site Tasting Table. Hankins, inspired by Texas Toast and French Bread, substituted sugar for garlic and added cheese.

Irish Cheddar has a distinct flavor. It's made of milk from grass-fed cows, with a texture that's reminiscent of a Parmesan with the familiar crystals of an aged cheddar. It's aged for at least a year, and is vegetarian. “It's nice to see an Irish cheese, created by an Irish person, made by an Irish company,” he said.