Recipe - Jalapeno And Cheese Biscuits

4 cup Plus 2 tablespoons bleached
allpurpose flour
1 One half tablespoon Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Fresh jalapeños; minced
(about 2 tablespoons)
1 cup Grated white cheddar cheese
1 cup Plus 1 teaspoon vegetable
shortening
1 One half cup Halfandhalf

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

3. Combine 4 cups of the flour, the baking powder, pepper, salt, jalapeños
and cheese in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Add the shortening and work it
into the dry ingredients, using your hands, until the mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Fold in the halfandhalf. The dough will be sticky.

4. Dust your work suerface with 1 tablespoon of the flour. Turn the dough
onto the flowered surface. Gently fold each side towards the center. Pick
up the dough and dust the work surface with the remaining tablespoon of
flour. Return the dough to the floured surface and fold each side towards
the center again. Turn the dough over and lightly press it out to 1inch
thickness. Cut the biscuits using a 2 1/4inch round cookie cutter. Place
them on the baking sheet and bake until golden, 30 minutes. Serve
immediately.

Makes 16 biscuits.

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Air date on GMA 12/16/97

Busted by Barb on 2/21/98

Recipe by: Emeril's Creole Christmas

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "abprice@wf.net" abprice@wf.net on Mar 23,
1998