Provolone And Olive Biscuits Recipes

PROVOLONE AND OLIVE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter and cheese, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in olives and buttermilk just until moistened and soft dough forms.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 5 or 6 times. Roll or pat dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm.

OLIVE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Position an oven rack so it is in the top third of the oven.
• Add the flour, baking powder and salt to a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Stir in the olives. Using your fingers or a fork, cut the mascarpone into the flour mixture until it resembles small pebbles in the flour. Add the buttermilk and gently mix until a rough dough is formed. (Do not overmix.) Pour the mixture onto a lightly floured surface and gently gather into a 1-inch-thick square. Using a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut as many rounds as your square will allow. Gather the scraps once, reform and cut a few more. (You will have about 12 biscuits.) Place on a small rimmed baking sheet so that the biscuits touch each other. Bake in the top third of the oven until light golden brown and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with orange marmalade and softened salted butter on the side, if using.

PROVOLONE AND OLIVE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with sides with cooking spray.
• Combine the provolone, olives and pepper in a small bowl.
• Lightly beat the egg white with a fork in a medium bowl.
• Mix the breadcrumbs and salt in a shallow dish.
• Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side.
• Open up each breast and place one-fourth of the cheese filling in the center.
• Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges pressing firmly together to seal.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breasts and filling.
• Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in egg white, then dredge in breadcrumbs. (Discard leftovers.)
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to the prepared baking sheet, browned-side up, and bake until it is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F, about 20 minutes.

PROVOLONE, OLIVE, AND SALAMI

Steps:

• Cut the provolone cheese into 40 small cubes. Wrap a slice of pepper around each cube.
• Wrap salami around cheese and pepper twice, place on wooden skewer. On another skewer add one black olive, one piece cheese, and one green olive. Repeat until all skewers have been used.