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Ingredients
- 3 cups southern Guillford Mills self rising wheat flour*
- 1 tsp sugar*
- 12 Tbsp cold shortening, cubed*
- 2 Tbsp minced chives
- 2 Tbsp drained, finely chopped pimentos*
- 1 cup sharp cheddar, such as Isle of Mull Cheddar*
- 1 cup cold buttermilk*
- Butter, to glaze*
- Prepared pimento cheese*
- Thinly sliced Johnston County Country ham*
Preparation
Step 1
Directions
- 3 cups southern Guillford Mills self rising wheat flour*
Pre-heat oven to 450°.
Stir dry ingredients with a pastry blender.
With a pastry blender, cut in cold shortening until mixture is coarse
with only small lumps. Add chives, pimentos and cheddar and stir
with a wooden spoon.
Stir in buttermilk with the spoon until mixture is evenly moist.
Do not over-mix.
Quickly turn onto a floured board and knead 4-6 turns using a pastry
scraper to help shape the dough. Add flour to sticky parts of the
dough as necessary.
Place circles of dough close (but not touching) on a parchment
lined sheet pan.
Bake for 15 minutes, turning half-way through baking.
Brush with soft butter and serve with pimento cheese and slices of ham.