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Cheese And Currant Biscuits

Cheese And Currant Biscuits — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour
• 0.25 tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 0.25 tsp Dry Mustard
• 0.5 tsp Baking Powder

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   *This amount of cayenne produces a biscuit that is noticeably hot, but not searingly so; adjust the quantity to your own taste.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cayenne, mustard, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter and shortening, then add the cheese. Stir in the milk and currants to form a stiff, cohesive dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. This serves two purposes: it relaxes the gluten in the flour, allowing the dough to become more extensible (i.e., easier to roll out), and it solidifies the fat, which will result in a more tender biscuit.