Ham Tea Biscuits With Blackberry Mustard Or Lemon Herb Butter Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, beat cottage cheese 2 minutes. Beat in egg and milk until blended. Stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Pat or roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut out eight biscuits with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter., Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. Split biscuits in half; spread with softened butter. Place ham on biscuit bottoms; replace tops.

Steps:

• Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In 4-cup glass measuring cup, mix yeast and warm water; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in buttermilk.
• In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda; cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork until mixture looks like coarse meal. Add buttermilk mixture, stirring with fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• On well-floured surface, knead dough 4 to 5 times. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with 2-inch round cutter. Place on cookie sheets. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80°F to 85°F) 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Uncover biscuits. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden.
• In small bowl, stir butter, onion and mustard until blended. Split warm biscuits; spread cut sides with butter mixture. Fill biscuits with ham.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda for 30 seconds. Toss butter into dry mixture to evenly coat, then press between your fingers to create flower-petal shapes and return to bowl. Stir in herbs.
• Whisk mustard into buttermilk, then slowly drizzle over flour-butter mixture (to evenly distribute) while stirring with a fork. Stop stirring when dough begins to form but mixture is still crumbly. Transfer to center of a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gather dough with your hands, pressing firmly to bind, and flatten it into a 6-by-10-inch rectangle. Lift parchment along a short end of dough and fold in half, forming a 6-by-5-inch rectangle. Turn dough 90 degrees; gently reflatten to 6 by 10 inches. Fold in half again and flatten slightly into a 6-inch square.
• To keep things easy, form the dough on the same tray it's baked on. Cut it into thirds in both directions with a large, sharp knife, to form 9 biscuits. Brush tops with buttermilk. Bake until puffed, golden brown on top, and hollow-sounding when tapped on bottom, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a kitchen towel-lined basket; cover to keep warm. Serve with mustard and ham.