Alison Roman's Lucky Biscuits

My husband has been on a quest to make biscuits that I love, and with this recipe, he hit the jackpot.  Everyone around the table agreed, these are keepers!

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 sticks butter cut into 1 inch pieces and 3 tbsp for topping
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• flaky sea salt
• 1/4 tsp Old Bay seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl
3. Use your hands to mash the butter into the flour mixture
4. Add buttermilk and cheese and continue to mix everything together with your hands until everything comes together into a little kneaded dough ball
5. Lightly flour a work surface and knead the dough another couple of times
6. Pat the dough into a rectangle about 12 by 6 inches wide and cut it into 8 equal biscuits
7. Place the biscuits on the baking sheet and brush with additional buttermilk and then sprinkle with flaky sea salt
8. Bake for 25 minutes, flipping the biscuits halfway through
9. With a few minutes left on the oven timer, melt 3 tbsp of butter and mix it with 1/4 tsp of Old Bay seasoning and 1/2 tsp garlic powder
10. Remove the biscuits from the oven, brushing each with the Old Bay garlic butter and let cool slightly before enjoying!