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Country Ham Biscuits with Apricot Butter

These mini biscuits are the standard for country ham biscuits!  This easy recipe (handed down from my grandmother) makes enough for a crowd, so they're terrific served at parties, wedding showers, baby showers or holiday events!

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 20
Calories: 352 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

for biscuits
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups buttermilk well shaken
  • 1 package dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons warm water to dissolve yeast in
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter diced
for apricot butter
  • ½ cup butter at room temperature
  • ½ cup apricot preserves
  • 2 pounds Country ham see recipe on this site, shaved or very thinly sliced

Instructions

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  1. Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add butter. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until its well combined and crumbly- looking. This may take 5-10 minutes.
  2. Mix yeast and warm water together in a small bowl. Set aside to bloom for a few minutes.
  3. Add buttermilk and yeast to flour mixture and stir to combine.
  4. Refrigerate dough until ready to bake.
  5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
  6. Dust a work surface with flour. Take 1/4 of the dough and place it on the work surface. Knead dough for about 20 seconds. Lightly sprinkle top of dough and a rolling pin with flour. Roll out the dough to about a half to 3/4" thickness. Using small biscuit cutter (mine is about 2" in diameter- which makes perfect 2-3 bite biscuits), cut out biscuits. Transfer biscuits to the parchment paper.
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes until very lightly browned.
  8. Meanwhile, add the butter and preserves to the bowl of a mini-prep food processor. Pulse until the mixture comes together and is very smooth. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
  9. To assemble biscuits, split a biscuit in half. Lay several thin slices of ham on the biscuit. Spread a small spoonful of the apricot butter onto the top half of the biscuit and place on the ham. Serve.

Notes

  • You don't have to make all the biscuits at once. Use what you need and keep the rest of the dough refrigerated until you want to make more.If serving at a party, assemble the ham biscuits in advance and serve them on large platters.Also - if you can get real country ham where you are -- do it! Have the butcher shave it super-thin.

Nutrition Information

Calories 352kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 14g (28%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 61mg (20%) Sodium 661mg (28%) Potassium 261mg (7%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 395IU (8%) Calcium 65mg (7%) Iron 1.9mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 352

% Daily Value*

Calories 352kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 14g 28%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 61mg 20%
Sodium 661mg 28%
Potassium 261mg 6%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 395IU 8%
Calcium 65mg 7%
Iron 1.9mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.