Cranberry Biscuits with Smoked Turkey

Description
From Bowers Estate in Fort Worth, Texas in 1994. Dated 1957.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups bread flour
 * 1-teaspoon baking powder
 * 1/4-teaspoon salt
 * 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
 * 3 tablespoons sugar
 * 1 packet dry yeast
 * ¾ cup warm nonfat buttermilk
 * 2 tablespoons warm water
 * 1/2 cup dried cranberries
 * Vegetable cooking spray
 * 1 pound thinly sliced cooked turkey breast

Directions

 * 1) Combine flour, baking powder and salt in food processor.
 * 2) Pulse 2 times or until blended.
 * 3) Add shortening, and process for 10 seconds or until blended.
 * 4) Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm buttermilk and water in a small bowl, let stand 5 minutes.
 * 5) With processor on, slowly add yeast mixture through food chute, process until dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
 * 6) Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead in cranberries.
 * 7) Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness, cut with a 2-inch biscuit cutter into 20 biscuits.
 * 8) Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
 * 9) Let rise, uncovered, in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 20 minutes or until puffy.
 * 10) Bake at 425 for 8 minutes.
 * 11) Split biscuits and fill each with 3/4-ounce turkey.

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