Ham and Cheese Butter Swim Biscuits are stuffed with bits of ham and melty cheese! Tender, made from scratch biscuits made without a rolling pin or biscuit cutters!
The bottoms of these fluffy butter soaked biscuits get a little crispy and they are filled with melted shredded cheese and diced ham. And, it doesn’t get much easier to make either. Making homemade biscuits doesn’t have to be hard!,you can certainly make these style biscuits using other meat. Deli turkey, roast beef or chicken would all work nicely in these.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon aluminum free baking powder
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk (can increase to 2 cups if batter seems dry)
- 2 cups small diced ham
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F degrees. Spray an (oven safe) glass or ceramic 9×9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray
- In a medium bowl, mix together 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon aluminum free baking powder.
- Pour in 1 ¾ cups buttermilk. Stir until a sticky batter forms. If the batter still seems too dry add a tad bit more buttermilk until the batter is thick and sticky.
- Finally, gently stir in 2 cups small diced ham and 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese until combined well.
- In a microwave-safe bowl (or in the baking dish you are using – as long as it is microwave safe), melt ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter in the microwave. Pour melted butter into prepared baking dish.
- Pour biscuit dough into baking dish (right on top of the melted butter.) Some of the butter will run over the top of the dough. Tip: I will spray my hand with some nonstick spray to help spread the dough out evenly in the pan.
- Cut the dough into 9 squares (as best you can). This will help with cutting later when the biscuits are baked.
- Bake (on the middle oven rack) for about 25-30 minutes, rotating dish once during baking.
Note: If you notice the biscuits browning too quickly, cover them with foil for the rest of the baking time. - Insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean with no batter, they are done! Slice and serve!
