Quick and Easy Ricotta Cheese Biscuits

Soft and moist, this is an excellent all purpose biscuit to serve with soup for a filling lunch. I whipped these up in less than an hour, including prep and cleanup time. I served the biscuits with Miso Soup with Wild Mushrooms for a delectable dinner that in no way betrayed the short time I spent preparing it.

Ricotta Cheese Biscuits

2 cups of unbleached white flour
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of sea salt
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped

1 large egg
1 cup of ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/4 cup of yogurt


In a medium-large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and parsley. Make a well in the center of the ingredients.

In a small bowl, beat the egg. Now beat in the ricotta cheese. Stir in the olive oil and yogurt. Pour into the dried ingredients and stir until you have a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and gently knead 8 - 10 times. Shape the dough into round biscuits, roughly 1 inch thick, and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for a few minutes. Serve warm.

Makes 10 - 12 biscuits.

More savory biscuits recipes:
Cheddar Dijon Biscuits
Cornmeal Biscuits
Olive Oil Parmesan Biscuits

18 comments:

Indhu said...

wwoww... these are yummy... and soo easy to make... am definitely trying this recipe :)

Parita said...

Yummmy...biscuits are looking delicious..love the addition of parsley :)

Suparna said...

Hi Lisa,
Your all purpose biscuits have this wild and untamed look I love it completely. sometimes after eating/seeing a whole lot of well groomed cakes, biscuits, cookies ;)this one has a homely touch and look. I would love to try it sometime for sure...I'll bookmark the recipe and treasure it :) Thanks Lisa.
TC

Lisa said...

Love your comment Suparna :) They really were quite tasty. I hope you enjoy them.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Splendid biscuits Lisa... When I saw quick I immediately bookmarked it... looks soft and puffy!!!

Pooja said...

Yummy biscuits! Looking at your shots tempts me to grab one right from the picture!

A_and_N said...

I know what to do with the leftover ricotta cheese!! Thanks a ton for this!

Johanna said...

I always love your biscuit recipes - just the sort of thing I love with a soup too - and I imagine ricotta would make these lovely and light

karuna said...

these biscuits look actually easy and yummy too

Superchef said...

savoury biscuits are always waay too yummy!!

Ashwini said...

Wow that looks awesome. Love savory biscuits anytime. Delicious.

eatme_delicious said...

Oh I totally have to make these!! They look awesome. Actually I think I need to start working my way through many of your biscuit recipes! ;)

Chitra said...

hmm,lovely biscuits..looks perfect in texture!!

rekhas kitchen said...

wow perfect looks yummy yum crisp biscuits.

fran39 said...

These look so yummy!

Marina said...

I have just made these, and they are delicious. I did not have any yogurt on hand, so I substituted buttermilk. Ricotta adds nice softness to these biscuits and it takes so little time to make. Thanks for the recipe.

sbaily said...

just made these ricotta cheese biscuits, had them with homemade chili, they were great, very light and fluffy

tometheridge said...

Terrific! Substituted grapeseed oil for olive oil to give them a bit lighter flavor. Thank you!!