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When Red Lobster’s cheddar bay biscuits first hit tables in the early 1990s, the biscuits were called ‘freshly baked, hot cheese garlic bread’. By 1996, they had stepped into their proper name: Cheddar Bay Biscuits. In 1992, Kurt Hankins, then-head of Red Lobster’s culinary development team, created these delectable biscuits. Inspired by Texas Toast and French bread, he adapted a traditional biscuit recipe by substituting sugar with garlic and adding cheese.
Contrary to what the name suggests, Cheddar Bay isn’t an actual location. Red Lobster used this whimsical name ‘to reflect the seaside atmosphere of Red Lobster restaurants.’ Initially, the biscuits were served on trays in the waiting area as an appetizer while guests waited for their tables. The marketing tactic worked, but it became too successful. Demand for Cheddar Bay Biscuits overwhelmed the servers in the lobby, so Red Lobster moved the biscuit-dining experience to the tables.
Red Lobster’s cheddar bay biscuits are top tier bread sides, so why not make it into loaf form? This bread is oozing with cheesy flavor and the garlic butter topping is the icing on the quick bread you might say!
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- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup lukewarm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cut in cubes
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 170 gm extra old cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 tsp dried or fresh dill
- 3 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder or to taste
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- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray or grease a 12 x 4-inch loaf pan.
- Combine yeast, lukewarm water & 1 tsp sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes or until thick & foamy.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar & Old Bay seasoning.
- Using a pastry blender, cut cold butter into dry ingredients until butter is the size of peas. Add buttermilk then yeast mixture. Stir in cheddar cheese & dill. Do not over mix.
- Place batter in greased baking pan & lightly level out.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until bread tests done with a wooden pick.
- In a small dish, whisk together melted butter & garlic powder. Brush with garlic butter.
- Serve warm.