Manchego Biscuits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 ounces manchego cheese, finely grated (1 cup)

Recipe

• 1 pulse butter, flour, salt, cayenne, and cheese in a food processor just until a dough forms. (do not overwork dough, or biscuits will be tough.) gather dough into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk. chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• 2 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 roll out dough into a roughly 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
• 4 working quickly, cut out rounds with a 2 inch floured cookie cutter and arrange 1/2 inch apart on a buttered large baking sheet.
• 5 reroll scraps (but only once; chill first if soft) and cut out more rounds, arranging them on same baking sheet.
• 6 prick each round 2 or 3 times with a fork.
• 7 bake in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes. transfer biscuits to a rack to cool.