Cheddar Cayenne Biscuits
Betty demonstrates how to make Cheddar Cayenne Biscuits. These are spicy biscuits containing Cheddar cheese and chopped pecans.
Ingredients
| Cold butter | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) , cut into small cubes | |
| Self | rising flour | |
| Cheddar cheese | 2 Cup (32 tbs) , finely shredded | |
| Cayenne pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Chopped pecans | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Milk | 3/4 Cup (12 tbs) | |
| Melted butter | 2 Tablespoon (for greasing) | |
| Coarse salt | 1/2 Teaspoon |
Directions
GETTING READY
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
MAKING
In a large bowl, use a pastry blender to cut butter into flour.
Also, cut in shredded Cheddar cheese.
Stir in cayenne pepper and pecans.
Add milk and mix just until a ball forms.
Place ball of dough on clean surface that has been sprinkled with flour. Knead a few times and flatten dough slightly.
On floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough to ½-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-inch to 2 ¼-inch biscuit cutter.
Place biscuits in an ungreased baking pan. Brush each biscuit top with a small amount of butter and sprinkle with a small amount of coarse salt. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
SERVING
Remove from oven and transfer immediately to a nice serving plate.
Recipe Summary
