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Quick drop biscuits that are light and tender with bits of ham and cheese baked right inside! This is an easy to make biscuit and there’s no rolling out the dough. Perfect for a grab and go breakfast or lunch!
Ham and Cheese Biscuits are perfect for breakfast or lunch! How often does that happen? I originally made these biscuits for breakfast and they were perfect along with a couple of eggs. But imagine them alongside a bowl of Broccoli Soup or Enchilada Soup.
Or maybe into a mini sandwich – filled with slices of deli ham and cheddar cheese! A ham and cheese sandwich on a ham and cheese biscuit!
I think these would also be delicious for a picnic lunch along with fresh fruit, chunks of cheese and strawberry jam!
As much as I love baking, I am often a lazy biscuit baker. I don’t know why, but when I made these Buttermilk Biscuits, Pepper Jack Biscuits and these Cheddar Chive Biscuits I was looking for the ultimate shortcut. And then with these ham and cheese biscuits, again I was looking for a shortcut.
I don’t usually mind rolling out dough, but for some reason I often look for another option when making biscuits. No rolling needed with these biscuits! They are a drop biscuit. The dough is just a bit stickier than a normal biscuit and instead of rolling out the dough, you use an ice cream scoop and just plop the dough right onto a baking sheet! Easy Peasy!!!
These biscuits would be equally as delicious with Swiss cheese, or maybe even a Pepper Jack! Mix it up any way you’d like.
Other Great Ham and Cheese Recipes:
- Baked Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
- Cheesy Baked Eggs
- English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich
- Ham Tetrazzini
- Pinwheels with Ham and Cheese from Well Plated
- Ham and Cheese Flatbread from Martha Stewart
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Ham and Cheese Biscuits
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour (1)
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 Tablespoons butter (cut into small pieces)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 cup ham (diced small)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Add butter and incorporate into flour mixture using a pastry blender or your fingers. Mixture should be crumbly looking.
- Mix in ham and cheddar cheese.
- Combine sour cream and milk together. Add to flour mixture. Stir just until combined. The mixture should be sticky. If too dry, add 1-2 Tablespoons additional milk.
- Use an ice cream scoop or a large spoon and place mounds of dough on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 15 minutes or until golden.
- Cool on a baking rack.
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13 Comments
Susan
August 5, 2018 at 2:16 pmThis is the first time I see ham and cheese biscuits!! They look so fun.. It would be a really great breakfast with a cup of coffee. Wonderful work! Thank you for sharing
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August 2, 2018 at 3:37 pmCan I have them for breakfast AND lunch? In the same day? All the time? These look fabulous!! 🙂
Kathy
August 5, 2018 at 8:06 pmYou could be set for the entire day with these biscuits!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
July 30, 2018 at 1:35 pmHow easy are these Kathy?! I love drop biscuits recipes. So much easy than rolling!
Kathy
August 5, 2018 at 8:06 pmNothing better!
Nicoletta Sugarlovespices
July 30, 2018 at 12:26 pmI like that they are drop biscuits! They look delicious and yes, so many ways to use them!
Kathy
August 5, 2018 at 8:05 pmDrop biscuits are so easy and I love all those rough edges!
Adina
July 30, 2018 at 8:05 amThey look wonderful. and so easy to make. I have to put them on the list. 🙂
Kathy
August 5, 2018 at 8:05 pmYou’ll have to make them!
David @ Spiced
July 30, 2018 at 5:05 amI love a good drop biscuit! I don’t mind rolling out dough and doing the whole nine yards thing…but drop biscuits are just a thing of beauty. The way the little bits get nice and crispy on top? Oh yeah! I love the ham and cheese version here, Kathy! And I must admit that I’m still laughing at the ‘A ham and cheese sandwich on a ham and cheese biscuit!’ comment. You’re right though…those would be delicious! 🙂
Kathy
July 30, 2018 at 7:40 amIt would be good though, right??? Ham and cheese on a ham and cheese biscuit! Just think of the burst of flavor that would be happening in every bite!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
July 28, 2018 at 12:06 pmThis looks perfect, Kathy! Love that they have lots of ham and cheese. I can only imagine how scrumptious they are straight outta the oven! Nice smear of butter and I’m set 😉
Kathy
August 5, 2018 at 8:04 pmA little butter, a little jam and we are all set!