St. Patrick’s day is coming and in a few days, everybody will be wearing green or wanting to be kissed because they’re Irish! Even my Japanese friends wear buttons declaring, “Kiss Me! I’m Irish!”. I’m not much for beer, domestic or imported. But…I do love Guinness Stout and I like it draft, room temperature. I also enjoy Black and Tans – one half each of Harp and Guinness Stout.
And…here is the best of both worlds – Southern US and Ireland. You don’t have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to serve and enjoy these. Kiss These Biscuits! They’re Good!
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
4 tablespoons butter
2 tbs. minced chives (optional)
¾ cup Guinness (or stout or dark beer)
1 tablespoon milk
Directions: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, and prepare a sheet pan with a silpat or a sheet of parchment paper or other non-stick liner. In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add cheddar cheese and mix together until well blended or, pulse in food processor. Cut in the butter until you have a coarse crumb. Mix in optional chives. Add beer and mix (or pulse) until you have a uniform dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and pat into a rectangle. Cut the dough into 8 pieces. Place the dough on the baking sheet and lightly brush with a a little milk. Bake for 10 minutes. I like to brush with some melted butter before serving. NOTE: Any margarine with a high water content or heart smart spread will not work for this recipe. I do suggest using real butter. And because these are for St. Patrick’s day, I will be using imported Irish Butter!
Mar 11, 2015 @ 17:08:36
These sound good, and nice and easy as well. Maybe will make next time we have a stew? Can children eat it? Wonder if I can buy just a sample size of Guinness (or stout or dark beer). Sounds comforting. ❤
Mar 11, 2015 @ 17:29:15
I think wonderful with a stew. I sometimes add Guinness to my beef stew.
Mar 11, 2015 @ 17:33:36
Oh yes! Or beer. Or strong coffee. Or left over coffee. . .
Mar 11, 2015 @ 20:45:49
dunno about coffee in these biscuits….but love it in devils food cake or chocolate mousse.
Mar 11, 2015 @ 21:51:37
I meant int stews…
Mar 11, 2015 @ 17:30:23
Yes, the alchohol cooks out. Beers don’t have the alcohol content wines have. Probaby cough syrup they have taken has more alcohol in them.
Mar 11, 2015 @ 17:34:21
Cough syrup has more? 😀 😀
Mar 11, 2015 @ 20:44:57
Cough syrup can be 12 – 35% alcohol, just by the nature of its formulation and because some use a higher % to calm coughing. Some of the children’s syrups (analgesic and tussive) have stopped using it. But for children 12 and up, the adult formulations are used. There are a few that do not have it but most do. Delsym is one of the best cough emulsions around and one of the oldest. Used to be prescription only but no longer. No alcohol, nothing to make one drowsy, just meds to thin mucus and quiet cough and an emulsion form that coats throats and bronchial passages. And it does not taste n.a.s.t.y. like so many of them. It is my go to.
Mar 11, 2015 @ 21:50:57
I don’t like the ideal of anything with alcohol for children’s use. Really? Knock them out, why?
Mar 11, 2015 @ 23:21:53
Well, if they are drowsy/sleeping, they aren’t coughing, whining, moving about when they should be still…..glad a lot of companies are now eliminating these from the childrens formulations. Adults and kids 12+ still get that, except in Delsym.
Mar 12, 2015 @ 11:54:06
Sigh. ❤ ❤ ❤
Mar 11, 2015 @ 20:15:40
Looks fab! And how funny I plan on making something similar this weekend! Happy Patty’s Day!!
Mar 11, 2015 @ 20:22:41
I call that – Great Minds!
Mar 16, 2015 @ 11:07:10
Cookies certainly tasty, but I do not have time for their execution. Can regale? 😉
Mar 16, 2015 @ 11:44:16
These are not cookies. the American word for cookie is cookie. A biscuit is larger, denser, thicker…it is a quick break and only takes about 25 minutes to mix, pat out, cut and bake. These are different from most biscuits in that they have the taste of Guiness rather than a buttery or buttermilk flavor most biscuits have. these are very good with hearty meals. A regular biscuit is good with any type meal and for breakfast spread with marmalade or jam.
Mar 16, 2015 @ 11:54:24
I ate from the jam
Mar 16, 2015 @ 12:15:04
Sounds yummie!