Asiago-Black Pepper Drop Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 ounces asiago cheese fresh grated
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1.5 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 0.8 cup buttermilk fat-free
• 5.5 ounces flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon cracked pepper black
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
4. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
5. Add cheese; toss well to combine.
6. Add buttermilk; stir just until moist. Drop dough into 8 equal mounds on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 450 for 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.