Cheesy Cheddar Drop Biscuits USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

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Cheesy Cheddar Drop Biscuits USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers

Looking for new grain options? Try these savory drop biscuits. They are great for breakfast, but you can also serve them at lunch, supper, or snack time.

CACFP CREDITING INFORMATION

¼ oz eq meat alternate

1 oz eq grains

SOURCE

Team Nutrition CACFP Easy Recipe Project

TeamNutrition.USDA.gov

Prep Time1

Cook Time15

Total Time1 15

Keyword: CACFP Breakfast Panner - Quantity Ages 3-5

Age Group: Ages 3-5, Ages 6-18

Serving Size: 25-50

Program Type: CACFP

Program Meal Type: Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Supper

Conventional Meal Category: Side Dish, Vegetarian, Bread, Whole Grain-Rich

Program Meal Component: Grains, Meat Alternates

Meal Service Temperature: Hot

Cooking Method: Bake

Season: Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

25 servings

Calories: 129

Ingredients

25 Servings

Weight

- - Nonstick cooking spray
8½ oz - Flour, all purpose, enriched
8½ oz Pastry flour, whole-wheat
- - Baking powder
1¾ oz Sugar, granulated
- - Salt, table
1½ oz Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
1 lb Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
6¼ oz Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
8 fl oz Milk, fat-free (skim)

Measure

2 sprays Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups Flour, all purpose, enriched
2 cups Pastry flour, whole-wheat
1 Tbsp + 1¼ tsp Baking powder
¼ cup Sugar, granulated
½ tsp Salt, table
3 Tbsp Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
2 cups Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
1 cup Milk, fat-free (skim)

50 Servings

Weight

- - Nonstick cooking spray
1 lb 1 oz Flour, all purpose, enriched
1 lb 1 oz Pastry flour, whole-wheat
- - Baking powder
3½ oz Sugar, granulated
- - Salt, table
3 oz Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
2 lb Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
12½ oz Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
16 fl oz Milk, fat-free (skim)

Measure

4 sprays Nonstick cooking spray
1 qt Flour, all purpose, enriched
1 qt Pastry flour, whole-wheat
2 Tbsp + 2½ tsp Baking powder
½ cup Sugar, granulated
1 tsp Salt, table
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
1 qt - Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
3 cups + 2 Tbsp Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
2 cups - Milk, fat-free (skim)

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25 Servings

Weight

- - Nonstick cooking spray
8½ oz - Flour, all purpose, enriched
8½ oz Pastry flour, whole-wheat
- - Baking powder
1¾ oz Sugar, granulated
- - Salt, table
1½ oz Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
1 lb Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
6¼ oz Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
8 fl oz Milk, fat-free (skim)

Measure

2 sprays Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups Flour, all purpose, enriched
2 cups Pastry flour, whole-wheat
1 Tbsp + 1¼ tsp Baking powder
¼ cup Sugar, granulated
½ tsp Salt, table
3 Tbsp Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
2 cups Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
1 cup Milk, fat-free (skim)

50 Servings

Weight

- - Nonstick cooking spray
1 lb 1 oz Flour, all purpose, enriched
1 lb 1 oz Pastry flour, whole-wheat
- - Baking powder
3½ oz Sugar, granulated
- - Salt, table
3 oz Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
2 lb Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
12½ oz Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
16 fl oz Milk, fat-free (skim)

Measure

4 sprays Nonstick cooking spray
1 qt Flour, all purpose, enriched
1 qt Pastry flour, whole-wheat
2 Tbsp + 2½ tsp Baking powder
½ cup Sugar, granulated
1 tsp Salt, table
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp Margarine, trans fat-free, chilled
1 qt - Greek yogurt, non-fat, plain
3 cups + 2 Tbsp Cheese, cheddar, reduced-fat, shredded
2 cups - Milk, fat-free (skim)

Instructions

Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Preheat oven to 400 °F.
Line a sheet pan (18" x 26" x 1") with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
For 25 servings, use 1 pan.
For 50 servings, use 2 pans.
In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, pastry flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Mix.
Using a fork or pastry cutter, mash margarine into dry ingredients. Add yogurt and mash into dry ingredients until the flour turns into a fine crumble.
Using a fork or pastry cutter, lightly mash cheese into the dough. Add milk. Stir until ingredients are well-blended. Dough will be very sticky.
Using a ¼ cup (#16 scoop) measuring cup, drop dough onto to sheet pan. Lightly spray the top of biscuits with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake biscuits for 13–15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
Serve 1 biscuit.

Notes

Contains milk (yogurt, cheddar cheese, and margarine) and wheat (flour). Margarine can be a hidden source of common allergens, which include milk, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, and sesame.
For breakfast, you can credit the grains or meats/meat alternates in this recipe toward the reimbursable meal.
Meals as Teaching Moments: The cheese in the biscuit may not be easy for kids to recognize (visible) as a meat alternate component of a meal. Serving this biscuit in combination with another meat/meat alternate, such as lower sodium ham or an egg, may help kids learn about meats/meat alternates as part of a balanced meal.
Meats/meat alternates may be served in place of the entire grains component up to 3 times per week at breakfast in the CACFP.
The symbol indicates the recipe is whole grain-rich.
Creditable grains contribution calculated using the Recipe Analysis Workbook, Method C.

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