1 3/4 c All purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
3 tb 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
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.
Yields
1 Servings