Jalape?o and Cheese Biscuits

Title:
Jalape?o and Cheese Biscuits

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Morning,
America




Ingredients:





     4 c  Plus 2 tablespoons bleached


          -all-purpose flour


 1 1/2 tb Baking powder


   1/8 ts Freshly ground black pepper


     1 ts Salt


     2    Fresh jalape?os; minced


          -(about 2 tablespoons)


     1 c  Grated white cheddar cheese


     1 c  Plus 1 teaspoon vegetable


          -shortening


 1 1/2 c  Half-and-half






 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.


 


 2. Lightly grease a baking sheet.


 


 3. Combine 4 cups of the flour, the baking powder, pepper, salt, jalape?os


 and cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Add the shortening and work it


 into the dry ingredients, using your hands, until the mixture resembles


 coarse crumbs. Fold in the half-and-half. The dough will be sticky.


 


 4. Dust your work suerface with 1 tablespoon of the flour. Turn the dough


 onto the flowered surface. Gently fold each side towards the center. Pick


 up the dough and dust the work surface with the remaining tablespoon of


 flour. Return the dough to the floured surface and fold each side towards


 the center again. Turn the dough over and lightly press it out to 1-inch


 thickness. Cut the biscuits using a 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter. Place


 them on the baking sheet and bake until golden, 30 minutes. Serve


 immediately.


 


 Makes 16 biscuits.


 


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 Air date on GMA 12/16/97


 


 Busted by Barb on 2/21/98


 


 Recipe by: Emeril's Creole Christmas


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "abprice@wf.net" 
on Mar 23,


 1998