Recipe - Petit Cheddar Biscuits

2 cup Unbleached flour
2 tablespoon Toasted wheat germ
4 Level teaspoons baking
powder
One half teaspoon Salt
6 tablespoon Cubed cold butter
One fourth cup Grated sharp Cheddar cheese;
(1ounce)
Three fourths cup Buttermilk

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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Butter a baking sheet. In the bowl of a
mixer or food processor, combine the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, and
salt and process briefly to combine. Add the butter and cheese and process
until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Pour in the buttermilk, then
process until the dough comes together, about 15 seconds. Turn the dough
out onto a floured board and allow it to rest for 5 minutes. Knead 3 times
only, then pat into a circle 3/4inch thick. Cut into petite biscuits,
using a 1inch biscuit cutter. Place the dough circles on the baking sheet
and bake for 10 minutes in the upper third of the oven, until puffed and
golden. Yield: about 3 dozen

Recipe from Savanah Seasons, by Elizabeth Terry, published by Double Day

Posted to recipeludigest by molony molony@scsn.net on Feb 24, 1998