Mini Cheddar-beer Biscuits with Ham
For Christmas 2019 my Mom gave me a cookbook, specifically 'Cooking With Beer' recipe card set and that is where this recipe comes from. This sounds very good, on my to make and taste list.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded, (4 oz / 112 g)
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup lager, your favorite brand
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 8 slices cooked ham
- honey mustard, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220° C (425° F), grease a large baking sheet with butter.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir the cheese into the flour mixture.
- Add the shortening to the flour mixture and cut in with a a pastry cutter or with two forks until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the lager and stir until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half, pat and shape the half the dough on the prepared baking sheet into a 6 inch by 4 1/2 inch rectangle, and it should be about 1/2 inch thick.
- Score the top of the dough into 12 squares (make 2 equally spaced lines lengthwise, then crosswise, make 3 equally spaced lines).
- Repeat with the other half of the dough.
- Brush the tops of the dough with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on the sheet for two minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cut each rectangle in half horizontally, lay the top half down cut side up.
- Arrange ham on the biscuit bottoms, spread honey mustard, as desired, on the cut side of the top.
- Place tops on the ham, cut down through the score marks to cut into individual biscuits.
- Serve and enjoy.
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