Zippy cheese biscuits
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Self-rising flour |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | (about 2 Ounces) shredded cheddar cheese |
| ¾ | cup | Plus |
| 2 | tablespoons | Milk |
| ½ | cup | Chopped pecans |
| ¼ | To (up To ) | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Red pepper |
Directions
Christmas. Combine flour and shortening; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese, milk, pecans, and red pepper, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.Roll dough to ½-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Yield: about 1 dozen.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #805 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Sep 25, 1997