Herbed Biscuit Ham Sandwiches

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons choppped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• mustard
• honey (optional)
• sliced ham
• bread and butter pickles

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 deg f. put cubed butter in freezer.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and herbs in a food processor pulse to combine. if you do not have all the herbs, just use more of the others, so that you have 1/2 cup total.
• 3 drop in butter cubes and pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• 4 pour in buttermilk and pulse until mixture just comes together.
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. pat into a rectangle, then cut into thirds. stack thirds on top of each other and pat out into a rectangle again. repeat twice, then pat into a 4x12 inch rectangle.
• 6 cut in half lengthwise and then into 8 square biscuits.
• 7 bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet until puffed and golden, 10-12 minutes.
• 8 split biscuits and spread with mustard and honey. top with ham and pickles and make into sandwiches.