Author: Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author/certified master food preserver
Ingredients
3cupsunbleached organic all-purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½cupsalted butter(1 stick)
1 ¼cupbuttermilk
½cupchopped ham
1cupshredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Mix dry ingredients. Cut butter into thin slices and then cut it into the flour until pieces of butter are small.
Add in the buttermilk slowly and incorporate with flour mixture. Don’t overmix.
Sprinkle a small amount of flour on work surface and place dough on top of it. Press down to make flat and then add the ham and cheddar cheese to the top. Knead dough a few times to incorporate the ham and cheese.
Press or roll out into ½ inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter or highball glass to cut out biscuits.
Bake biscuits for 10-12 minutes.
Notes
Don't want to bother rolling the dough? To make drop biscuits, simply increase the amount of buttermilk by 1/2 cup then scoop the dough out onto a baking sheet.Makes 10-12 biscuits.