Recipe - Thumbprint Biscuits

4 One half cup Unbleached flour
3 tablespoon Baking powder
1 One half cup (3 sticks) butter
6 tablespoon (HEAPING) shortening
1 One half teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Cold milk
One fourth cup (One half stick) butter
3 cup Finely chopped mushrooms
6 Shallots minced
1 One half cup Finely chopped smoked ham
2 Green onions finely chopped

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. With pastry blender,
cut in 1&One half cup butter and the shortening, until mixture resembles coarse
meal. Add milk. Using fork, combine just until mixture begins to hold
together and form a ball. COVER AND CHILL SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT.

Melt the One fourth cup butter in a large skillet. Add mushrooms and shallots and
sauge until mushrooms are lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Season to
taste with salt and pepper. Set aside until cool to touch. Preheat oven to
400 F. Grease baking sheets. Remove dough from refirgerator and gently
knead in mushroom mixture, ham and green onions. Generously flour hands and
shape dough into 1 inch balls; place on prepared sheets. Firmly indent
center of each ball with thumb. Bake 15 minutes or until golden in color.
Serve hot. Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Judy
Ferbert ajewell@sound.net on Jul 15, 1997