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Jalapeño Biscuits

Source of Recipe


Southern Living



List of Ingredients



• 4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 Tbsp baking powder
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 2/3 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces
  
• 2 medium jalapeño peppers, minced (about ¼ cup)
  
• 1½ to 1¾ cups buttermilk
  
• Melted butter (optional)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 425°. Combine first 3 ingredients; cut int 2/3 cup butter with a pastry blender or two knives until crumbly. Stir in jalapeño. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
   
   
2. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 3 or 4 times. Pat or roll dough to ½-inch thickness; cut with a 2½-inch round cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
   
   
3. Bake at 425° for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden. Brush with melted butter, if desired, before serving.
   
   Makes 20 biscuits.