Cheesy Ham Biscuit Bake

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This is an easy, quick recipe that makes 6 large sandwich biscuits.

Ingredients

For the biscuit dough:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 6 tbsp cold butter, cubed
  • 3/4 cup cold milk, plus 2 tbsp
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

For the filling:

  • 12 slices smoked ham or turkey ham
  • 6 slices Swiss cheese or mozzarella
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard, optional
  • 2 tbsp melted butter for brushing

Instructions

1. Prep the oven and dough:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F or 220°C. Lightly grease an aluminum tray or baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  3. Add cold butter cubes. Use your fingers or a pastry cutter to work the butter into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. You should still see small pea-sized pieces of butter.
  4. Stir in the shredded cheddar.
  5. Pour in the cold milk gradually and mix with a spoon just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix or the biscuits will be tough.

2. Shape and assemble:

  1. Lightly flour a work surface. Turn the dough out and pat it into a 1-inch thick rectangle.
  2. Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut out 12 biscuit rounds. You will need to gently re-pat the scraps once to get all 12.
  3. Place 6 of the rounds in the prepared tray. If using mustard, spread a thin layer on each.
  4. Layer 2 slices of ham and 1 slice of cheese on each round.
  5. Top with the remaining 6 biscuit rounds to make sandwiches. Press down very lightly.

3. Bake:

  1. Brush the tops with the 2 tbsp of melted butter. This helps them brown.
  2. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
  3. If the tops brown too fast, loosely cover with foil for the last 5 minutes.

4. Serve:
Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. The cheese will be very hot. Best eaten warm.