Cheesy Country Ham Biscuit Bites

Crisco Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 cups Martha White Self-Rising Flour
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/4 cup Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
1 cup finely chopped cooked country ham
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted

HEAT oven to 450°F. Spray a large cookie sheet with no-stick cooking
spray. Combine flour and ground red pepper in large bowl; mix well.
Cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles
coarse crumbs.
2. STIR in ham and cheese. Add milk; stir with fork until soft, moist
dough forms. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie
sheet.
3. BAKE 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush hot
biscuit bites with melted butter.
TIP To freeze, bake and cool biscuit bites. Place in freezer bag and
freeze. To reheat, remove biscuits from freezer. Do not thaw. Place on
cookie sheet and pat or mist a little water on top of each biscuit.
Heat for 15 minutes in a preheated 350ºF. oven.

Serving size: 40 biscuits