Tillamooksmokedcheddarbiscuitswithcrispbaconandapricots Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan and sautee curry powder till fragrant. Add in shallots and sautee till soft.
• Add in chicken thighs, stock and juice. Add in dried fruit.
• Bring to a boil, reduce, and simmer till chicken is cooked and tender.
• Mix cornflour with a little water and use it to thicken the sauce.

Steps:

• Biscuits-preheat the oven to 425°; line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in a big bowl.
• Add in the butter and, with your fingertips or a pastry blender, blend it into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in the cheese.
• Add the buttermilk and mustard; mix well.
• Transfer the mixture to a lightly floured surface and gently knead about 3 times, until is just forms a dough.
• Roll out to a thickness of 1/2 inch.
• Cut out biscuits using a 1 1/2 inch round biscuit cutter.
• Gather the scraps and reroll.
• Cut out additional biscuits.
• Transfer the biscuits to the prepared baking sheets; bake until puffed and light golden on the bottom, about 12 minutes; cool on a rack.
• Assemble-split each biscuit in half.
• Place a scant teaspoon of chutney on the bottom half of the biscuit, followed by a piece of ham, the top with the other half of the biscuit.
• Transfer to a serving platter and serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large electric mixer with paddle attachment, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and white pepper.
• Add cold butter pieces and mix until flour mixture has a coarse meal texture.
• Add the bacon, apricots, and smoked cheddar cheese and mix until well-combined.
• On low speed, gradually add the buttermilk and mix until a dough is formed.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly-floured board and gently knead 8 times.
• Pat or roll out the dough to 1-inch thick, and use a biscuit or cookie cutter to cut the biscuits (re-gathering and re-rolling as necessary to use up the dough).
• Place on a lightly-greased and floured baking sheet, and bake at 425 degrees F on the middle oven rack for 15 minutes and biscuit tops are golden.

Steps:

• Combine spices in small bowl and set aside.
• Mince 1 strip lemon zest; combine with 1 teaspoon minced garlic and mince together until reduced to fine paste; set aside.
• Season both sides of chicken pieces liberally with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large heavy--bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat until beginning to smoke.
• Brown chicken pieces skin side down in single layer until deep golden, about 5 minutes; turn chicken pieces and brown on second side, about 4 minutes more.
• Transfer chicken to large plate; when cool enough to handle, peel off skin and discard.
• Pour off and discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot.
• Add onion and 2 remaining lemon zest strips to pot and cook, stirring 5 to 7 minutes
• Add remaining 4 teaspoons garlic and cook, stirring,about 30 seconds.
• Add spices and cook, stirring constantly,45 seconds to 1 minute.
• Stir in broth and honey, scraping bottom of pot with wooden spoon to loosen browned bits.
• Add thighs and drumsticks, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add carrots, apricots, and breast pieces to pot, arranging breast pieces in single layer on top of carrots.
• Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate or bowl and tent with foil.
• Add chickpeas to pot; increase heat to medium-high and simmer 4 to 6 minutes.
• Return chicken to pot and add garlic-zest mixture, cilantro, and lemon juice; stir to combine and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan whisk together the whipping cream, flour and butter.
• Heat and whisk continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth.
• Allow to simmer and additional two minutes.
• Add 3/4 of the cheese, the English mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Continue to stir constantly until the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add amount of sauce needed to the still warm al dente elbow macaroni.
• Allow to stand for at least an hour before baking.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the fresh bread crumbs with the left over cheese and toss on top of the macaroni.
• Bake until bubbling through and the bread crumb topping is browned.
• Freeze remaining sauce.