These happen to be the perfect occasions for air fryer biscuit balls stuffed with cheese.
Theyre simple to make, quick to cook, and ideal for enjoying on the couch.
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“Biscuits and cheese” is a comfort food combination that lifts the spirit and sticks to your ribs.
I use canned biscuit dough for this recipe.
It also makes the recipe faster and much easier.
Ahem, and maybe I had two cans of biscuit dough leftover from Thanksgiving.
I imagine you might too.
I used low-moisture mozzarella for the cheese pocket in the center.
Its the most underrated of the mozz family, and invaluable in most recipes where stretch is desired.
The low-moisture variety has a more concentrated dairy flavor and a good balance of salt.
It packs all the stretchiness of fresh mozzarella, but none of the excess water.
Cut the slabs into six equal squares, theyll be nearly one-inch cubes.
Crack open one can of biscuit dough.
Each biscuit will make one ball.
Place a chunk of cheese in the center of one biscuit.
Fold the edges up and over the cheese and pinch it shut.
Pinching it will take some insistent squeezing.
Flip the ball so its seam side down.
Repeat this for the rest of the biscuit balls.
Then go back to the first ones and check their seams.
Pinch any openings shut.
The biscuits should be well browned on the surface.
Allow them to cool on a wire rack for at least five minutes.
Brush them with melted butter and sprinkle them with salt and seasonings before serving.
Just be careful with sauce.
Adding too much moisture will make the biscuit harder to seal and possibly keep the dough from cooking through.
Preheat the air fryer to 375F on the air fry setting.
- pop swing open the can of biscuit dough.
Place one chunk of cheese in the center of each biscuit.
Wrap the edges of the dough up and over the cheese.
Pinch the edges to seal the biscuit into a ball.
Flip the ball over, seam-side down.
Repeat this for all of the biscuits.
Check that the seams stayed shut on all of the biscuits and pinch any openings closed.
Air fry the balls for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on your air fryer.
The biscuits should all have developed an even, deep brown coloring.
Cool them on a wire rack for a few minutes.
Using a pastry brush, swipe melted butter across the entire surface of each biscuit ball.
Sprinkle them all with garlic salt, or any other seasonings you like.
