Zippy cheese biscuits

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Self-rising flour
½ cup Shortening
½ cup (about 2 Ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
¾ cup Plus
2 tablespoons Milk
½ cup Chopped pecans
¼ To (up To )
½ teaspoon Red pepper

Directions

Christmas. Combine flour and shortening; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese, milk, pecans, and red pepper, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.Roll dough to ½-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Yield: about 1 dozen.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #805 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Sep 25, 1997

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