Pickle biscuits are the mashup you didn’t know your dinner table was missing.

Using cake flour here is a must.

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3 2/3cups(about 13 3/4 oz.

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)cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-in.

Pat chopped pickles dry using paper towels.

Whisk together flour, salt, garlic powder, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.

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Cut in butter using a pastry blender or two forks until mixture is crumbly and butter is pea-sized.

Stir in cheese, scallions, and reserved chopped pickles until evenly dispersed.

Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, and pickle brine together in a small bowl.

Southern Living Pickle Biscuits drying the chopped pickles

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Stir into flour mixture until just combined.

Press and fold flour mixture together by hand until a rough, shaggy dough forms.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

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Stack dough fourths on top of each other, then pat back down into a rough square.

Cut dough using a floured, serrated knife into 16 squares.

Place at least 1-inch apart on a large parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

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Chill in freezer, uncovered, until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Brush tops of dough with egg; discard remaining egg.

Southern Living Pickle Biscuits stirring together the buttermilk mixture

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Bake in preheated oven until golden and cooked through, 16 to 18 minutes.

Let stand on pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

Southern Living Pickle Biscuits stirring the buttermilk into the flour mixture

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits dough after adding the buttermilk

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits cutting the dough into fourths

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits rolling the dough into a square

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits cutting the dough into squares

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits brushing the tops with egg and sprinkling with salt

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits baked and ready to serve

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Southern Living Pickle Biscuits on a plate to serve with butter

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