Quick Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp butter
2/3 cup milk

Directions:
Preheat ovem to 450 degrees.  Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.  Stir in cheese.  Cut in butter.  Using a fork, stir milk into flour mixture until a soft dough forms.  Do not over mix or overwork dough.  Drop dough in heaping tablespoon 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheet.  Bake until biscuits are firm to touch, about 15 minutes.  Makes 8 biscuits.

*Variation:  Use Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar and add 1/2 tsp dried basil.

Recipe from Ann Burton.