Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               cups  self-rising flour
  1         tablespoon  granulated sugar
  2          teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  freshly-ground black pepper
     1/3           cup  shortening
     3/4           cup  grated parmesan cheese -- divided
  1                cup  buttermilk

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside. Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and pepper. With an electric hand-held mixer, blend in the shortening, being careful not to overmix. Make a well in the center of the mixture and, using a fork, stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and the buttermilk. Mix just until blended. Gather the dough into a ball. On a lightly floured board, roll out into a circle 1/2-inch thick. With a 2-inch round biscuit cutter, cut 10 to 12 rounds. Press together the leftover dough, roll into a circle 1/2-inch thick and continue cutting out rounds until all the dough is used. Place the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle each biscuit with a teaspoon of grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Comments: These delicious cheese-topped biscuits puff up like little pillows. Serve them drizzled with honey.

Nutritional Information:

160 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 5mg Cholesterol; 460mg Sodium