Biscuits, Pimento Cheese Dip, and Honey Butter

Biscuits
Recipe

• Too flour-y? I had to add more milk after the milk step, and when I mixed I had to push the ingredients up against each other to make it more like a dough.
• When folding, I might have pushed the folds against each other too hard, biscuits didn’t have many layers. Maybe could find a recipe where butter gets put directly between folds? I think I saw that on the Great British Baking Show.

Pimento Cheese Dip
Mainly used this recipe.

• Ingredients (I actually made the full recipe):
  • 2 cups grater extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1” cubes and softened at room temperature
  • 4 ounces pimento peppers, well drained and chopped if in strips
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper
  • ½ medium jalapeño pepper, minced. I used red because all they had, it seemed fine. Recipe says ribs and seeds should be removed. I kept a little in and it needed it. This similar recipe actually even says 1 jalapeño
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
• In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thoroughly combined.

Honey Butter
Inspiration

• Pull out 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter to warm to room temp on counter. This really helps.
• Beat full stick of butter with wooden spoon until smooth & creamy
• Add 1/6 cup of nice honey and ~1/4 cup coarse Kosher salt, beat again
• Recipe suggested adding confectioners’ sugar too (1.5 tbsp). I didn’t, not sure if it needed it, but might try a little next time.