HAM BISCUITS

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Provided by Jessica B. Harris

Yield Makes about 20 ham biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 11

20 silver dollar-size biscuits
spicy prepared mustard to taste
freshly grated horseradish to taste
20 pieces thinly sliced baked ham (about 1/2 pound)
SILVER DOLLAR SIZED BISCUITS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup lard
1/2 to 3/4 cup milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and with a fork or pastry blender blend in lard until mixture resembles course meal. Add milk, a little at a time, stirring until dough just pulls away from side of bowl.
Roll out dough 1/2 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut out biscuits with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter and transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Reroll scraps and cut out more biscuits in same manner.
Bake biscuits in middle of oven until pale golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 20 silver dollar-size biscuits.
Split biscuits in half and spread lightly with mustard and horseradish. Put ham between biscuit halves.