Ramp & Cheddar Biscuit
Light and fluffy biscuits courtesy of the ricotta in the dough, filled with ramps and grated white cheddar, these Ramp & Cheddar biscuits are perfect for breakfast!
Servings: 1
Calories: 574kcal
Ingredients
- 50 grams all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 20 grams salted butter cold
- 20 grams white cheddar freshly shredded
- 75 grams whole milk ricotta
- 2 tablespoons ramps chopped
- 1 teaspoon heavy cream
- 1 pinch flaky salt
- egg
Instructions
- Biscuit Dough
- If using the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact you can start heating the oven once you've mixed the dough but otherwise you'll want to preheat your oven even before starting on the dough!
- Turn the oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet or the baking tray from the smart oven with a piece of parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Thinly slice the butter and toss it into the dry ingredients. Rub the butter slices into the flour mixture until thin and flaky.
- Grate in the white cheddar and stir with a fork to combine.
- Add in the ricotta and cut it in with a fork. Try to fold and cut the dough instead of stirring it.
- Chop the greens of the ramps and briefly mix them into the dough.
- Shape the dough in a large ball and place it on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Brush the top with a little heavy cream and sprinkle with flaky salt.
Bake
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until it becomes a pale golden brown.
- If adding the egg, take the biscuit out now, if not, bake for another 5 minutes until it becomes a deep golden brown.
- If adding the egg, turn the oven down to 350 F. Use a spoon or a pairing knife to cut a hole in the top of the biscuit almost all the way to the bottom. The hole needs to be relatively big to fit the whole egg inside.
- Gently crack the egg into the hole, then place the biscuit with the egg back into the oven and bake for another 15 -20 minutes until the white is set.
- Take the biscuit out of the oven and add a little salt and pepper to taste on top of the egg and enjoy!
- Optionally serve with a side of crispy bacon to dip into the egg.
Notes
Tips for making Ramp & Cheddar Biscuits
- Keep everything as cold as possible but don't stress, as long as the butter hasn't melted and they have chilled before baking you'll be fine.
- Once you add the liquid ingredients, don't overwork the dough. You want it to be a couple stirs before fully mixed when adding in the ramps. If you add the ramps too early they will be sad and bruised.
- If using the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact you can start heating the oven once you've mixed the dough but otherwise you'll want to preheat your oven even before starting on the dough!
- If you don't plan to add an egg inside, bake the biscuit for a full 20 minutes.
- Also don't stress if your egg looks a little jiggly when you take the biscuit out of the oven, it will continue to cook as it cools!
- I haven't tested it but if you don't have ricotta I believe that cottage cheese or full fat greek yogurt will work!
- This recipe only makes one large biscuit but you can easily double or triple the recipe!
Nutrition
Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1255mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1610IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 448mg | Iron: 3mg