Jalapeño-Jack Biscuits

Name: Jalapeño-Jack Biscuits
Yield: Makes 8 biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 3 ounces (85 grams), pepper Jack cheese, shredded (¾ cup); 1 tablespoon minced, jalapeño chile; 1 tablespoon, finely chopped chives; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cheese
Quick Breads

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

Cheese biscuits generally disappoint. Our goal was to master this recipe and make cheese-flavored biscuits with an airy texture and light crumb. Here's how we did it.

SERVES Makes 8 biscuits

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