Editors' Pick
Country Ham on Biscuits
"Good Food Magazine, October 1986"
photo by DeliciousAsItLooks
- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 cup butter, room temperature
- 24 slices country ham (about 1 lb.) or 24 slices baked ham (about 1 lb.)
directions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- Make buttermilk biscuits: mix flours, baking powder and soda, salt, and pepper in mixing bowl. Cut 6 T. butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine meal. Melt remaining 4 T. butter and set aside. Make well in flour mixture, pour in buttermilk, and gradually work flour into buttermilk using fork.
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll or pat evenly 1/2-inch thick. Using 2-1/2" biscuit cutter or rim of glass, cut out 12 biscuits. Brush both sides with melted butter and place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake until golden, 10-12 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet at least 5 minutes before splitting.
- Split warm biscuits in half. Spread bottom half with mustard and top with butter. Place 2 slices ham on each bottom half and cover with top. Serve warm.
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Reviews
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You need to use real Virginia country ham (Edwards or Smithfield's) in order for it to qualify as a food from the Commonwealth. Biscuits are acceptable, but small bread rolls are preferred. If you're going to use mustard, a sweet hot honey variety is what you want, or a just smudge of soft butter will do. If you want the real thing, visit Chickahominy House or The Carrot Tree in Williamsburg, VA. Get it together ya'll!!!! -
This looks really delicious, but it would be SOOOOO much better with real country ham. That's beautiful meat in those biscuits, but it's not country ham. -
Delicious! Can't go wrong with this recipe! -
This is one of those recipes that need to be made more often Yum.. Delicious, i used a mustard pickle to put on the biscuits instead of Dijon but otherwise tried to make it as written (I didn't read the recipe properly and put all 10 tbs of butter in it :) but it worked) Served it with Recipe #458522 -
MMMM...light and fluffy biscuits, Jackie!! I had a little less than 1/2 cup whole wheat flour left, so I had to use mostly white flour. The night before, I cut the butter into pieces and froze--then added to the mix next morning. YUM! Made for Every Day's a Holiday Tag.
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This is one of those recipes that need to be made more often Yum.. Delicious, i used a mustard pickle to put on the biscuits instead of Dijon but otherwise tried to make it as written (I didn't read the recipe properly and put all 10 tbs of butter in it :) but it worked) Served it with Recipe #458522
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JackieOhNo!
Stormville, New York
I didn't start cooking until my early 20's, even though I come from a family of accomplished and admired home cooks. While I grew up watching my Italian grandmother in the kitchen, I remained uninterested in trying anything on my own. As a young lady, I was known for being particularly ignorant in the kitchen, with no idea how to even make a hot dog! All this changed, however, when I got engaged. I realized it was time to let my inherent talents out of the bag. At the time, the New York Times had a weekly column called The 60-Minute Gourmet by Pierre Franey. Each week, I would follow these recipes diligently, and taught myself to cook that way. From there, I began to read cookbooks and consult with relatives on family recipes. At my ripe old age now, I feel I know enough to put together a very pleasing meal and have become accomplished in my own right. Having an Irish father and an Italian mother, I'm glad I inherited the cooking gene (and the drinking one too!). One thing I have learned is that simpler is always better! I always believe cooking fills a need to nurture and show love. After being widowed fairly young and living alone with my dog and cats, I stopped cooking for awhile, since I really had no one to cook for. I made care packages for my grown son occasionally, and like to cook weekly for my boyfriend, so I feel like I am truly back in the saddle!!
