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                       BUTTERMILK CHIVE BISCUITS

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Serving Size  : 15   Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2       c            All-purpose flour
  2       ts           Baking powder
    1/2   ts           Baking soda
    1/2   ts           Salt
    1/2   c            Chilled butter -- (1 stick)
                       Cut into
          sm           Pieces
    3/4   c            Buttermilk
  2       tb           Chopped chives

 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine the flour,
 baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
 Stir with a fork to blend and mix well. Add the butter
 and, using you fingers as a pastry blender, work the
 butter and flour together until the mixture looks like
 irregular crumbs. Add the buttermilk and the chives.
 Mix only until the dry ingredients are moistened.
 Gather the dough into a ball, pressing it to hold
 together and turn it onto a lightly floured surface.
 Knead lightly about 12 times. Pat the dough into a
 circle, keeping it about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick. Use a
 2-inch cookie cutter to cut rounds and place on a
 baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes, or until the tops
 are lightly browned. Serve warm. Yield: 15 biscuits

 Recipe By     : BAKERS' DOZEN (MARION CUNNINGHAM) SHOW
 #BD1A04

                                       Date: Tue, 15
 Oct 1996 20:20:24 -0500



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