Ham Biscuits
Serves: 6
Amie Torphy
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
54
Sweetness
44
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
SaltDirections:
1
In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt, add 1 1/4 cups of the cream, and stir the mixture until it just forms a dough
2
Gather the dough into a ball, knead it gently 6 times on a lightly floured surface, and roll or pat it out 1/2 inch thick
3
Cut out as many biscuits as possible with a 2-inch round cutter dipped in flour and transfer them to an ungreased baking sheet
4
Gather the scraps, reroll the dough, and cut out more biscuits in the same manner
5
Brush the tops of the biscuits with the additional cream, prick them lightly with a fork, and bake the biscuits in the middle of a preheated 425°F
6
Oven for 15 minutes, or until they are pale golden
7
Transfer the biscuits to a rack and let them cool
8
The biscuits may be made 1 day in advance and kept in an airtight container
9
Halve the biscuits horizontally with a fork, spread each half with some of the butter, and sprinkle it with about 1/4 teaspoon of the brown sugar, to taste
10
On a baking sheet broil the halves under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from the heat for 45 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes, or until the sugar is melted and bubbling
11
Sandwich the ham between the biscuit halves
12
In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt, add 1 1/4 cups of the cream, and stir the mixture until it just forms a dough
13
Gather the dough into a ball, knead it gently 6 times on a lightly floured surface, and roll or pat it out 1/2 inch thick
14
Cut out as many biscuits as possible with a 2-inch round cutter dipped in flour and transfer them to an ungreased baking sheet
15
Gather the scraps, reroll the dough, and cut out more biscuits in the same manner
16
Brush the tops of the biscuits with the additional cream, prick them lightly with a fork, and bake the biscuits in the middle of a preheated 425°F
17
Oven for 15 minutes, or until they are pale golden
18
Transfer the biscuits to a rack and let them cool
19
The biscuits may be made 1 day in advance and kept in an airtight container
20
Halve the biscuits horizontally with a fork, spread each half with some of the butter, and sprinkle it with about 1/4 teaspoon of the brown sugar, to taste
21
On a baking sheet broil the halves under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from the heat for 45 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes, or until the sugar is melted and bubbling
22
Sandwich the ham between the biscuit halves