The most important thing I can tell you is treat this dough like it is pie crust dough……everything cold!
The second most important thing is that you should handle the dough as little as possible.
Course
Snack
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Biscuits, bread, cheese, ham
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time12minutes
Resting Time30minutes
Ingredients
1Cupall-purpose flour
1CupCake flour
2tsp.Baking powder
½tsp.baking soda
½tspsalt
1Stick frozen butter
1CupButtermilkvery cold
1Cupsminced cooked ham but cold
Instructions
Mix together flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Using box grater, grate butter – or put dry ingredients and ¼ inch pats of all butter into food processor and pulse until incorporated.
Set bowl back into fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Take bowl out of fridge and stir in buttermilk and ham but just until mixed. Don’t overwork.
Dump bowl on very lightly floured board and pat into a square.
Using a sharp knife (I used a pizza cutteand cut into 12 biscuits.
Place in an iron skillet or baking pan with biscuit sides barely touching.
Set in a pre-heated 450F oven and bake 10 – 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Recipe Notes
Then you can allow them to cool and spread liberally with pimento cheese. Enjoy!