The Humbled Homemaker: Better than Red Lobster Garlic Cheese Biscuits

Not sure about the flu shot? Fight back with food instead! Welcome back to 5 Flu-Fighting Foods--a 5-week series that will arm you with recipes to stay healthy this season!

I'm excited to be joining the following 5 amazing bloggers in hosting this series:
Nikki @Christian Mommy Blogger
Mindy @The Purposed Heart
Anne @Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy
Leigh Ann @Intentional by Grace
Rachel @Day2Day Joys

Come back each Wednesday as we reveal five different foods that support your immune system.

Three weeks ago we had fun with lots of pumpkin recipes, two weeks ago we covered breakfast foods and last week we discovered all kinds of new ways to serve green tea!

Each post will be opened up to all our readers, who will be linking up their favorite recipes, with ideas for creative ways to serve them to their families!

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This week's flu-fighting food is garlic! Garlic is not only a delicious addition to many dishes, but it's also chock full of health benefits, like:

potentially lowering cholesterol and blood pressure
potentially preventing blood clots
can help fight infections, like the cold and flu
is an anti-fungal
is a natural antibiotic
potentially helps prevent certain cancers (source)

This week's homemade homemaking recipe is for garlic cheese biscuits!! I've been making these biscuits for several years now, and they are just as tasty and better for you than Red Lobster's garlic cheese biscuits!

Now, the health benefits of garlic are best seen in raw garlic. But any time you use garlic, you will be doing your health a favor!

Without further ado, check out this week's recipe!

Combine dry ingredients.

Cut in butter.

Make a hole in the center of mixture.

Add milk.

Add cheese.

Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheet/stone.

Make garlic butter while biscuits are baking.

Brush biscuits with garlic butter.

Better than Red Lobster Garlic Cheese Biscuits
Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups white whole-wheat flour
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
5 Tbsp. butter
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced

Method:
In a large bowl, sift together flour, sea salt and baking powder. Cut in butter with two knives or a biscuit cutter. Make a hole in the center or the mixture with the biscuit cutter, your hands or a glass. Pour milk and cheese into the well and stir to combine. If the dough seems too dry, add a tad more milk. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 450F for 12-15 minutes or until browned lightly.

While biscuits are baking, melt butter and stir in minced garlic. Brush garlic butter over biscuits right out of the oven.

These biscuits are a perfect addition to breakfast or dinner! They are one of my husband's favorites!

Question to my readers: Does anyone have any good ideas on soaking this recipe? So far, I only soak when someone else gives me directions. ;)

Be sure to check out the great garlic recipes and tips shared by the other amazing homemakers hosting this series!

Garlic-Lemon Salad @Christian Mommy Blogger
Creamy Roasted Garlic Soup @The Purposed Heart
Garlic Salsa @Day2Day Joys
7 Ways to Eat Raw Garlic @ Intentional by Grace
Slow Cooker Garlic Potato Soup with Rosemary @ Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy

I'm linking up with: Life As Mom

Now it’s your turn! All 6 of us co-hosts enjoyed reading your mouth-watering breakfast recipes last week! My favorite was:

Green Tea and Chia Smoothie @ Raia's Recipes

*Be sure to visit the other co-hosts in this series to see who they picked as their favorite posts last week!

Link up your delicious garlic recipes below--and come back next week to link up recipes with a something that's smooth and creamy and full of probiotics! ;)

There are only two guidelines for participation:1. Your recipe must be a GARLIC recipe. Any entry submitted that does not include breakfast will be deleted.