Cheddar Biscuits With Fried Eggs, Ham, And Brown Butter

Serves: 5

Amos O'Hara

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

45

Sweetness

61

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Milk

2 large

Egg

Directions:

1

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

2

Stir in the Cheddar and add the milk, stirring, to form a soft sticky dough

3

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

4

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 425°F

5

Oven for 15 minutes, or until they are pale golden (Makes 2 large biscuits)

6

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

7

Stir in the Cheddar and add the milk, stirring, to form a soft sticky dough

8

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

9

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 425°F

10

Oven for 15 minutes, or until they are pale golden (Makes 2 large biscuits)

11

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

12

Halve the biscuits horizontally, arrange a ham slice, folding it, on each lower half, and top it with an egg

13

Drizzle the butter over the eggs, sprinkle the eggs with the scallion, and top them with the upper biscuit halves

14

Serve the sandwiches hot

15

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

16

Halve the biscuits horizontally, arrange a ham slice, folding it, on each lower half, and top it with an egg

17

Drizzle the butter over the eggs, sprinkle the eggs with the scallion, and top them with the upper biscuit halves

18

Serve the sandwiches hot