This recipe is for breakfast biscuits with ham. It requires yeast, water, buttermilk, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, and sliced ham. The yeast is combined with water and allowed to stand. Buttermilk is then stirred in. Dry ingredients are combined and cut with shortening until mealy. Buttermilk mixture is added and stirred until just moistened. Dough is kneaded, rolled out, cut into circles, placed on a baking sheet, allowed to rise, and then baked for 10-12 minutes.

1. Breakfast Biscuits with Ham

2. Ingredients¼ oz. dry yeast½ cup warm water2 cups buttermilk5 ½ cups flour¼ cup sugar1 ½ tbsp. baking powder1 ½ tsp. salt½ tsp. baking soda¾ cup shortening2 pounds sliced ham

3. Combine yeast and water, let stand for 5 minutes.

4. Stir in buttermilk.

5. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.

6. Cut in shortening with 2 forks until mixture resembles coarse meal.

7. Add buttermilk mixture…

8. …stir with fork until dry ingredients are moistened.

9. Turn dough out onto well-floured surface…

10. …knead 4-5 times…

11. Roll dough to ½ inch thickness …

12. …use a cup or glass to cut 2 inch circles…

13. …place on lightly greased baking sheet…

14. …cover and let rise in a warm place, 1 hour…

15. …bake at 425˚ for 10-12 minutes…http://www.sxc.hu/photo/276955

16. Breakfast Biscuits with Ham