If you read my last post and thought that some kind of garlic bread would be perfect with my Spaghetti Ring & Meatball Soup, then you read my mind. For a nice change, I decided to make drop biscuits that taste like garlic bread. They’re easy to make and can be done from start to finish in the time it takes the soup to simmer on the stovetop.
Garlic Bread Drop Biscuits
(Yield: About 12-14 medium-sized biscuits)
1 c all-purpose flour
1 c whole wheat flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 c trans-fat free vegetable shortening
1 1/4 c low-fat or fat-free milk
4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
Garlic powder or garlic salt
Parchment paper
Preheat oven to 450F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, and salt. Use a fork to cut the shortening into the flour mixture; do not completely combine the shortening and flour (there should be some lumps about the size of peas). Make a well in the center of the flour/shortening mixture and slowly start pouring the milk into the well, using a fork to combine. Only stir until the milk is incorporated, then mix in the cheese.
Drop the dough by large spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets (you should get about 12-14 medium-sized biscuits). Sprinkle the tops with a little garlic powder or garlic salt and bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the biscuits are light golden brown on the bottom.
***A special thank-you to Twinkle Toes for introducing me to Penzey’s Garlic Salt…I will never go back! ;) ***
I’m Faith Gorsky, the writer, cook, and photographer behind An Edible Mosaic. My goal is to inspire you to get in the kitchen and try something new! Feel free to 
I love drop biscuits because they’re so easy, and rustic, and perfect with soup! I will have to find some Penzey’s garlic salt!
I love savory biscuits, your garlic bread biscuits sound so very very good! and your images are outstanding! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us!
I love this alternative to garlic bread! Tasty and I know I would eat too many ;)
Hi I am forst time here and this bread biscuits look fantastic and i wanna make them very soon. I love garlic and these look healthy too.
Holy yum! My mouth is watering – they remind me of the biscuits @ Red Lobster, but I’m sure they are wayyyy better :) I definitely want to try these!
My Grandfather taught me to make drop biscuits when I was a kid, and then taught my kids… A favorite memory, thank you :) These are savory and delightful…
These look great! I love the idea of an easy biscuit with garlic bread flavor…yum!
this is a brilliant idea and a lot more practical than a big loaf of garlic bread; one gets to be dainty and stick to one (or two) and that ‘s much better.
Oooo, those kinda remind me of those yummy Red Lobster cheesy garlic biscuits.
~ingrid