Pimento Cheese Biscuits

Name: Pimento Cheese Biscuits
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 2 1/4 cups self-rising soft-wheat flour; 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 1 cup buttermilk; 4-oz. jar diced pimento, drained; additional self-rising soft-wheat flour; 2 tablespoons butter, melted

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Ingredients

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 1/4 cups self-rising soft-wheat flour
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 cup buttermilk
4-oz. jar diced pimento, drained
additional self-rising soft-wheat flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

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["Combine shredded cheese and 21/4 cups flour in a large bowl. Sprinkle butter slices over cheese mixture; toss gently. Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas. Cover and chill 10 minutes. Combine buttermilk and diced pimento; add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times, gradually adding additional flour as needed. With floured hands, press or pat dough into a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle (about 9\"x5\""). Sprinkle top of dough with additional flour. Fold dough over onto itself in 3 sections