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Ham and Cheese Biscuits with Basil
Ham and Cheese Biscuits with Basil - flaky and buttery biscuits with ham, cheese and basil! Perfect with a steaming hot bowl of soup or chili!
This recipe makes 10 biscuits.
Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
15
minutes
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Total Time
30
minutes
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Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
scones
Servings:
5
people
Calories:
465
kcal
Author:
Anna
Ingredients
2
cups
all-purpose flour
2
teaspoons
granulated sugar
2
teaspoons
baking powder
¼
teaspoons
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
¼
teaspoon
garlic powder
dash of cayenne pepper
⅛
teaspoon
ground black pepper
½
cup
(1 stick) salted butter, chilled
1
large egg
, beaten
½
cup
buttermilk
¾
cup
chopped ham
½
cup
shredded cheese
( I used mozzarella)
¼
cup
loosely packed fresh basil leaves
, chopped
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, garlic powder, cayenne, pepper).
Grate the chilled butter over the flour mixture and immediately cut it in with a pastry cutter.
In a large measuring cup, whisk together buttermilk and egg. Add to the dry ingredients.
Stir in few times.
Add ham, cheese and basil.
Stir in util the flour is incorporated. Do not overmix!
Place the dough onto a floured surface. Form into a disk. Fold in half. Gently flatten into a disk again. Fold in half again.
Flatten into a disk about ¾ inch thick.
Cut out the biscuits with floured biscuit cutter. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
Gather the scraps of the dough, cut out more biscuits and place on the sheet.
Bake the biscuits for 18 to 22 minutes, or until risen, show layers and have golden tops.
Let the biscuits cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories:
465
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
42
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
26
g
|
Saturated Fat:
15
g
|
Cholesterol:
106
mg
|
Sodium:
809
mg
|
Potassium:
328
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
795
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.2
mg
|
Calcium:
173
mg
|
Iron:
2.9
mg