1 c Plus 1 teaspoon vegetable
-shortening
4 c Plus 2 tablespoons
-all-purpose flour; (about 1
-pound)
1 1/2 tb Baking powder
1/8 ts Freshly ground black pepper
1 ts Salt
4 oz Smithfield or any other
-country ham; small diced
1 c Grated white cheddar cheese
2 c Milk
10 lg Eggs
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tb Butter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet with
1 teaspoon of shortening. In a large mixing bowl, combine 4 cups
flour, baking powder, pepper, salt, ham and cheese. Mix well. Add the
remaining shortening and work it into the dry ingredients, using your
hands, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in 1 1/2 cups
of the milk. The dough with be sticky. Dust your work surface with 1
tablespoon of the flour. Turn the dough onto the floured surface.
Gently fold each side towards the center. Pick up the dough and dust
the work surface with the remaining tablespoon flour. Return the
dough to the floured surface and fold each side towards the center
again. Turn the dough over and light press it out to 1 inch
thickness. Cut the biscuits using a 2 1/4 inch round cookie cutter.
Place them on the baking sheet and bake until golden, about 30
minutes. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and remaining eggs
together. Whisk well. Season with salt and pepper. In a large
non-stick saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the eggs,
using a rubber spatula, stir the eggs and cook until the eggs are a
soft scramble. Remove from the pan. Slice the biscuits in half and
place a spoonful of the eggs in the center of each biscuit.
Yields: 8 servings
Yields
1 servings