Cheddar-Chive Biscuits with Virginia Ham & Fig Mustard

Cheddar-Chive Biscuits with Virginia Ham & Fig Mustard

By Craig Hartman with The Barbeque Exchange

Yield

24 biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter, almost frozen
• 1 cup buttermilk, cold
• 1 cup cheddar, grated
• 1/2 cup chives, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 lbs Virginia ham, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fig mustard

Method

1. Place the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) in a large bowl.
2. Mince the super-cold butter into tiny pieces and add to the dry ingredients. Using your hands mix the butter into the dry ingredients until the butter is evenly distributed, and make sure there are no large pieces.
3. Add the cheddar and chives, and again, evenly distribute by hand.
4. Pour the cold buttermilk over the dry ingredient mixture and mix by hand just until the buttermilk is incorporated. Do not over mix, as the dough should be very delicate and just coming together unlike bread dough.
5. Roll the biscuit dough out on a floured surface to one-inch thickness. Cut into two-inch squares.
6. Bake at 425 degrees until lightly brown.
7. Cut biscuits in half, lightly spread the mustard on one side and fill with 1 ½ ounces of ham. Serve warm or room temperature!