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The Biscuits on 'Ted Lasso' Are Legendary—& We Got the Recipe
One bite will make you as happy as a goldfish.
After a year and a half of living in a global pandemic, the world was desperate for a bright spot. Enter: Ted Lasso, season two. Even if you haven’t watched an episode because you refuse to download yet another streaming service, you’ve certainly heard of the award-winning, feel-good show on Apple TV. But trust me, this one is worth seeking out. To quote the man himself, "I feel like we fell out of the lucky tree and hit every branch on the way down, ended up in a pool of cash and Sour Patch Kids." That’s how I feel about the 30-minutes of heartwarming television that we’re graced with every Friday.
We got even luckier recently because Apple TV shared the official recipe for Ted Lasso’s biscuits. And with the season two finale just days away, there’s no better time to time to test out out the famous Ted Lasso Biscuit recipe. But according to Ted, these cookies—“or biscuits, as y’all call them over here”—are not to be smothered in gravy. They’re best served with tea, aka garbage water. Bake a batch and soon enough, you too may be having Biscuits With the Boss.
What’s So Great About These Biscuits?
Loyal Lasso fans will admit that biscuits are a thread in each episode. Every morning, Ted enters the office of Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham), the fictional owner of the also fictional football club AFC Richmond. He hands her a little pink cardboard box filled with half a dozen biscuits; she immediately cracks it open and stuffs a biscuit in her mouth. It’s funny and out of character for the perfectly polished professional to take bite after bite of the sweet biscuits, ignoring the buttery crumbs that fall on her silk blouse. At first, Ted doesn’t reveal to Rebecca that the biscuits aren’t store-bought but rather, baked from scratch by the football coach himself. The biscuits are a way for Ted to break through Rebecca’s tough exterior and get to her soft core, the way you would with any good cookie.
Like many iconic moments from the show’s first two seasons, the internet became obsessed with recreating the biscuit recipe on TikTok. There are a few different recipes floating around, but this is the official Ted Lasso biscuit recipe, courtesy of pro-baker Jason Sudekis Apple TV.
How to Make Ted Lasso Biscuit Recipes
Ted’s a simple man, so it only makes sense that his biscuits would be too. These are a pretty classic, buttery shortbread. All it takes is four basic ingredients—two cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup powdered sugar, one cup of softened unsalted butter, and ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt—to make the biscuits that won over Rebecca...and every Apple TV subscriber.
To start, preheat the oven to 300℉ and butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter for three to five minutes until it’s light and fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar, being careful not to get sugar all over your countertops and yourself. Next, add sifted flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Transfer the dough to the pan and flatten it using your hands or a metal measuring cup to ensure that it’s spread evenly. Now you have to practice patience. The dough needs to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and then bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until it looks golden-brown but is still a little soft to the touch. Once the biscuits have finished baking, take the pan out of the oven and let it cool completely before cutting them into Ted’s signature slices and serving (in a pink cardboard box, of course).
How Do They Taste?
To misquote Dani Rojas, biscuits are life. Immediately after I baked a batch and pulled them from the oven, I sprinkled them with sanding sugar because that’s what Ted does. Are they the best I’ve ever tasted? No. But they’re soft on the inside, chewy on the outside, and buttery all the way through. The recipe is uncomplicated, a little old-fashioned, and totally dependable—just like Ted.
Written by: Kelly Vaughan
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