Vincent Price Cheese Delights - Biscuits
- 12 cup chilled butter
- 12 lb grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 cups flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- split blanched almond, for garnish
- salt, to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and cheddar cheese (you can use an electric mixer, if you like - just be sure not to overmix).
- Mix in the flour, salt, and cayenne pepper.
- Gather dough into a ball, cover with plastic, and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Remove from refrigerator and turn out the dough onto a lightly-floured board.
- Roll dough to a 1/4-inch thickness and cut with a small round biscuit cutter.
- Place biscuits on a non-stick baking sheet, press a half of a blanched almond in the center of each biscuit, and lightly sprinkle the biscuits to taste with salt.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 7 to 8 minutes until golden.
butter, cheddar cheese, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, blanched almond, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vincent-price-cheese-delights-biscuits-114769 (may not work)