Ingredients

For the biscuit

• 2 cups flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 1 tablespoon Old Bay

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 stick butter, cold and cubed

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

For the topping

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

• ½ teaspoon Old Bay

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes

Steps

1. In the bowl of a food processor, add 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder 

2. Cover the bowl with the lid and pulse the flour mixture together until everything is combined

3. Add 1 stick of cold cubed butter to the flour mixture

4. Pulse the butter with the flour until the mixture is crumbly

5. Pour in 1 cup of buttermilk flour and butter mixture

6. Place the lid on the bowl and pulse until a shaggy down is formed

7. Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to the dough and pulse to combine

8. Use a knife to spread the dough apart a bit in the bowl

9. Add a second cup of shredded cheddar cheese and pulse again

10. Spoon 2 tablespoonful size clumps of biscuit dough out from the bowl and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

    1. Continue spooning the dough out and placing on the prepared tray

11. Use your fingertips to gently pinch and pat each biscuit dough ball to form an even round shaped mound

12. Bake the biscuits in the oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 9 to 12 minutes

13. While the biscuits are baking, melt 3 tablespoons of butter

14. To the melted butter, add a ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, ½ teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of dried parsley flakes

15. Stir the melted butter with the seasonings to combine

16. Remove the biscuits from the oven

17. With the biscuits fresh out of the oven, brush each biscuit with some of the seasoned butter topping, covering each biscuit until you’ve used all the butter

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