Ham and Cheese Biscuits {traditional and gluten free recipes}

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Ham and Cheese Biscuits {traditional and gluten free recipes}

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time18 mins

Total Time33 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Ham and Cheese Biscuits

Servings: medium biscuits

Calories: 181kcal

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup butter cold and grated
1 cup milk
1 large egg
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup finely diced cooked ham
1/4 cup very thinly sliced green onions

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Stir together the dry ingredients. Grate the butter into the dry ingredients and stir lightly to combine. Use a fork or pastry blender to cut in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles a course meal with little pea size or smaller lumps throughout.
Whisk the egg into the milk and then pour into the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Stir just long enough to combine. The mixture should be somewhat dry and just a tiny bit sticky at this point. Add the ham, cheese and onions and stir or press lightly with your hands to combine.
Sprinkle a tablespoon of flour onto a countertop, pastry mat, or tea towel (as described in the blog post). Dump the dough out onto this surface and sprinkle a half tablespoon or so of flour across the top of the dough. Lightly press the dough with your hands to flatten it until it is about 1" thickness. Add just a sprinkling more flour as needed, to make sure the dough isn't too sticky.
Use a biscuit cutter, round cookie cutter or drinking glass to cut the biscuit shapes out of the dough. You can also shape them with your hands, if that is more your style. Place the cut biscuits on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet. Press the remaining bits of dough into a biscuit shape with your hands.
Bake for 16-18 minutes, until the bottom of the biscuits are lightly browned. The tops of these biscuits will not brown very much at all, although the pieces of cheese in the dough should toast nicely. Remove from the oven and transfer to a basket or cooling rack. Enjoy!

Notes

Gluten Free Alternative: In place of the all-purpose flour, use 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour (plus up to 1/4 cup additional ONLY as needed) + 1/2 cup oat flour + 1/3 cup tapioca starch + 1/4 cup potato starch + 2 teaspoons xantham gum

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