Can I make this in a food processor instead, as that is much easier for me? Should I then add my buttermilk 1st, then stir in my Jalapeño & cheddar b

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Can I make this in a food processor instead, as that is much easier for me?  Should I then add my buttermilk 1st, then stir in my Jalapeño & cheddar b

Patti F. · Answer

TY :)

Nancy · Answer

Patti F - Last two comments sounds like your methods are ok and biscuits should turn out well.

Patti F. · Answer

Thanks.. wasn't going to do the jalapeño &amp;amp; cheddar in processor, was going to stir in afterwards.  And of course would only be pulsing to mix flour and cut in shortening.

Patti F. · Answer

Thanks, would only mix buttermilk, until just blended.. using pulse. :)

Nancy · Answer

Ok, agree, think your method is better than the one I suggested.

AntoniaJames · Answer

Good question. You could use the food processor, pulsing a few times, to mix the dry ingredients, and then pulse 15 - 20 times to cut in the butter.

I'd turn it out into a bowl at that point, because I don't think the cheese would do that well being processed - it would be blended too much, preventing the little bursts of cheese flavor you'd get by stirring it in. I'd stir in the cheese and jalapeno; stir in the buttermilk; and then scoop and bake as directed. ;o)

Nancy · Answer

Yes, agree, AJ. So, do you recommend against using the processor at all? If for part, which ingredients?

AntoniaJames · Answer

The vigorous action of the food processor could also cause the formation of more gluten than you'd get otherwise, resulting in a tough biscuit.  ;o)

Nancy · Answer

Just my two cents. You could do steps 1-4 in the processor, and that would help cut in the fat, mince/chop the cheddar, mix all.
However, once you add the buttermilk mix very little - just until the dough comes together, then parcel out/scoop out onto baking sheet.
Or, mix in processor through step 4. Turn out into a bowl, add buttermilk, mix very lightly, scoop out, bake.
Why not mix more?
Because once buttermilk and baking soda mix, they make bubbles of carbon dioxide, which help aerate the biscuits. Overmixing, either by machine or by hand, destroys some or most of those bubbles and gives heavy or heavier biscuits.

Can I make this in a food processor instead, as that is much easier for me? Should I then add my buttermilk 1st, then stir in my Jalapeño & cheddar b

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