3 savory cheese and herb biscuits Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, cake -and-pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, black pepper, chilled butter, freshly grated parmesan cheese (, parmigiano reggiano cheese is preferred ), grated sharp cheddar cheese, buttermilk

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, fresh ground black pepper (must be freshly ground or forget it!), cayenne pepper (no more than 1/8 tsp! ), butter (soft , cut into 1 tbsp amounts to easily work into the dough), buttermilk (do not use soured milk ! it will not turn out the same!!!!! i have access to gourmet but), extra-sharp cheddar cheese (cut into tiny cubes the size of garden peas. the recipe sifter does not recognize this brand, but th), chives , snipped into tiny pieces (i ended up wanting to use the entire plastic package of , which equalled about 3/4 cup lightly), heavy cream (half and half, whipping cream(for spreading on top of the biscuits before they go into the oven)