Cheddar Cheese and Sausage Biscuits |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 18 Minutes |
Ready In: 48 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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How could these NOT be good? From the Pat Conroy Cook Book. Ingredients:
3 cups self-rising flour (preferably white lily) |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt |
7 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated |
2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper |
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces |
1 1/4 cups buttermilk |
3 tablespoons finely chopped andouille sausages, sauteed until crisp, and drained |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place rack in middle of oven.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a large bowl. Stir in the grated cheese (reserving 2 tablespoons for the topping) and black pepper. Add the butter pieces to the flour and cut it into the flour with two knives, or with your fingers, moving quickly before the butter gets soft. When mixture is the size of peas, pour in the buttermilk, add the sausage, and stir with a wooden spoon just until the dough is one piece.
3. If the dough is overworked, the biscuits will be tough.
4. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured, dry work surface. With a wooden rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangle at least 1/2 thick. Use a biscuit cutter to cut rounds of dough. Gently push the dough out of the biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
5. If not baking immediately, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight.
6. Sprinkle the biscuits with the reserved grated cheese and bake for 15-18 minutes, until the biscuits have risen and the tops are lightly browned. Serve hot.
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