Southern 3-Ingredient Country Ham Biscuits
These Southern 3-Ingredient Country Ham Biscuits are tender, flaky, and packed with salty, smoky country ham flavor. With just biscuit mix, cold buttermilk, and cooked ham, they come together quickly for breakfast, dinner, or snacking.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising biscuit mix
- 3/4 to 1 cup cold whole buttermilk Start with 3/4 cup and add more only as needed.
- 1 1/2 cups cooked country ham Finely chopped, about 6 to 8 ounces, with excess fat trimmed away.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or lightly grease it.
- Put the finely chopped cooked country ham in a small bowl and set it aside.
- Add the self-rising biscuit mix to a medium mixing bowl, make a well in the center, and pour in 3/4 cup of the cold buttermilk.
- Stir gently from the center outward using a fork or your hand until the dough begins to come together, adding more buttermilk a tablespoon at a time if dry pockets remain, until you have a soft, shaggy dough.
- Sprinkle the chopped country ham over the dough and gently fold it in until it is distributed throughout.
- Lightly dust the countertop or a large cutting board with biscuit mix, turn out the dough, and gently pat it into a rectangle about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
- Fold the dough in half like a book, then pat it back out to about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
- Cut the dough with a small round biscuit cutter about 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide, pressing straight down and lifting straight up without twisting.
- Gather the scraps gently, pat them together, and cut more biscuits until all the dough is used.
- Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet so they are just barely touching.
- Bake on the center rack for 10 to 14 minutes, until the biscuits are puffed and deeply golden on top, with lightly caramelized bits where the ham meets the dough.
- Let the biscuits rest on the pan for 5 minutes before moving them to a serving plate.
Notes
Let leftover biscuits cool completely, then store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 4 days. Because of the ham, do not leave them out longer than 2 hours. Reheat in a 300°F oven for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on size; the oven is preferable to the microwave for better texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcal