May 12, 2010

Tomato & Cheese Biscuits

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Prep time: 17 minutes
baking time 7 to 9 minutes
Servings: Makes 14 biscuits

Sometimes for lunch Grandma would make these savory biscuits to go with a bowl of tomato soup.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups biscuit mix
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2/3 cup tomato juice or spicy vegetable juice cocktail

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease a baking sheet.
2

Combine biscuit mix, Cheddar, granulated sugar and cayenne pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
3

Stir the tomato juice into the biscuit mix mixture until a soft dough forms. Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly just until smooth, about 10 times.
4

Roll dough to 1/3-inch thickness. Cut with a 11/2-inch biscuit cutter; arrange on prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden, about 7 to 9 minutes.

Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma could do a lot with the dough for these biscuits. She sometimes used a 1-inch cutter to cut hors d'oeuvre-size biscuits, which she split and stuffed with shaved ham. She sometimes rolled out the dough and pressed it into a pie plate to make a surprising and tasty crust for sausage quiche.