Jalapeño Biscuits

Name: Jalapeño Biscuits
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces; 2 medium jalapeno peppers, minced (about 1/4 cup); 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups buttermilk; Melted butter (optional)

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces
2 medium jalapeno peppers, minced (about 1/4 cup)
1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
Melted butter (optional)

Directions

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["Combine first 3 ingredients; cut in 2/3 cup butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbly. Stir in jalapeno. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.", "Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 3 or 4 times. Pat or roll dough to 1/2\" thickness; cut with a 2 1/2\"" round cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.""