| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Dairy | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 1 3/4 | c | All purpose flour |
| 2 | t | Baking powder |
| 1 | t | Salt |
| 3 | T | Solid vegetable shortening |
| 1/2 | c | Shredded cheddar cheese |
| 3/4 | c | Buttermilk |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped green onions |
| Butter | ||
| 1/2 | lb | Thinly sliced smithfield ham |
| or black forest ham |
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 425 deg. F. Lightly butter 2 cookie sheets. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Add shortening and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese. Add buttermilk and onions and mix well. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and roll lout to thickness of 1/2 inch. Cut out biscuits using 1 1/2-inch round biscuit butter. Gather scraps and reroll. Cut out additional biscuits. Transfer biscuits to prepared cookie sheets. Bake until puffed and light golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.) Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Split and lightly butter biscuits. Stuff with ham. Place on cookie sheets. Bake biscuits just until heated through, about 5 minutes. Makes 35 biscuits. Bon Appetit November 1992 Posted to KitMailbox Digest by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@pobox.com> on Dec 26, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1932
Calories From Fat: 1007
Total Fat: 114.6g
Cholesterol: 310.7mg
Sodium: 3869.3mg
Potassium: 734.5mg
Carbohydrates: 182.7g
Fiber: 7.2g
Sugar: 10.9g
Protein: 44.6g