Cheddar Biscuits With Fried Eggs, Ham, And Brown Butter

The soldiers that spat upon Him, and mocked Him, met not with a reproachful expression from Him. He held His peace at their clamors, offered His back to their scourges, reviled them not when He lay under the greatest violence of their rage, was patient under His sufferings, while He was despised more than any man by the people. His calmness was more stupendous than their rage, and the angels could not but more inexpressibly wonder at the patience of the sufferer, than the unmercifulness of the executioners; He was more willing to die, than they were to put Him to death; He suffered not by force, He courted the effusion of His blood, when He knew that the hour which His Father had appointed, and man needed, was approaching. Neither the infamy of the cross, nor the sharpness of the punishment, nor the present and foreseen ingratitude of his enemies, could deter Him from desiring and effecting man's salvation. He went to it, not only as a duty, but an honor; and was content for a while to be the sport of devils, that He might be the spring of salvation to men.

Stephen Charnock

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		July 1990	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	t	Double-acting baking powder
1	T	Cold unsalted butter, cut
		into bits
2/3	c	Grated sharp Cheddar
2	T	Milk
1	T	Unsalted butter
2		Eggs
2		Imported ham
		Sliced scallion for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the biscuits:  Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking
powder, and a pinch of  salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture
until it resembles coarse  meal. Stir in the Cheddar and add the milk,
stirring, to form a soft  sticky dough. On a floured surface pat the
dough out into a 6-inch  square and cut out 4 rounds with a 2 3/4-inch
round cutter dipped in  flour. Put 2 of the rounds on top of the
remaining 2 rounds, press  them together gently, and bake the biscuits
on a buttered baking  sheet in the middle of a preheated 425Â°F. oven
for 15 minutes, or  until they are pale golden.(Makes 2 large
biscuits.)  Making ham and eggs:  While the biscuits are baking, in a
large skillet heat the butter over  moderate heat, swirling the
skillet, until it just begins to turn  golden brown, slide the eggs
carefully into the skillet, and cook  them, basting them with the
butter, until the yolks are just set and  the whites are slightly crisp
around the edges. Halve the biscuits  horizontally, arrange a ham
slice, folding it, on each lower half,  and top it with an egg. Drizzle
the butter over the eggs, sprinkle  the eggs with the scallion, and top
them with the upper biscuit  halves. Serve the sandwiches hot.  Serves
2.  Gourmet July 1990  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster
v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 740 Calories From Fat: 472 Total Fat: 52.7g Cholesterol: 465.5mg Sodium: 1669mg Potassium: 358mg Carbohydrates: 33.8g Fiber: 3.3g Sugar: 3.6g Protein: 32g

Why can we rejoice in our persecution according to Matthew 5:10-12? 1. Because God told us and we can trust Him at His word even when we must walk by faith and not by sight. 2. Because those who receive persecution and respond this way are identified as citizens in God’s kingdom (Mt. 5:10; cf. Ac. 14:22). 3. Because suffering for Jesus is an unspeakable privilege of having fellowship with the One who suffered so much for us (Phil. 3:10; Ac. 5:40-41, 16:25; Heb. 11:24-25). 4. Because persecution strengthens believers. Throughout history the church is always the strongest when it undergoes persecution. God knows that persecution moves us to leave our comfort zones, be able to better defend our faith, have greater missionary zeal, be more dedicated to personal and group prayer and count the cost with greater intensity. 5. Because persecution results in reward in heaven. To those persecuted, Jesus promised in verse 12, “For your reward in heaven is great.” Only God can take our reproach and dishonor and turn it into praise and glory.

Randy Smith